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Leptospirosis (Weil's Disease),
And Why You Should
NEVER Drink From Cans
I am always annoying my family by insisting they don't drink from cans or bottles.
Unless I "nag" them when we are out they will happily just purchase one from a shop
somewhere and raise it to their mouths.
Maybe they feel drinking from a straw or
glass isn't macho or cool. At home they have no such qualms and always use glasses,
usually so many I complain about the washing up.
There is a very good reason for
my insistence however and relates to an incident which happened several years ago
when I lived in Brunei.
One Friday afternoon a fit young family man who played football
for a local team bought a can of drink from a restaurant situated close to the river.
He drank directly from the can and died soon after. It was said he died of Weil’s
(pronounced Viles) disease. It caused quit a stir at the time and I've never forgotten
it.
I was reminded of the incident today when I opened my e-
"A woman went boating one Sunday taking with her some cans of coke which she put
into the refrigerator of the boat.
On Monday she was taken to the hospital and placed
in the Intensive Care Unit.
She died on Wednesday.
The autopsy concluded she died
of leptospirosis. This was traced to the can of coke she drank from as she hadn't
used a glass.
Tests showed the can was infected by dried rat urine and hence the
disease Leptospirosis."
Rat urine contains toxic and deadly substances. They are
all around us and it is estimated no-
They live
anywhere where there is food and are not fussy about what they class as food. Rats
often live in sewers and drains.
Rats can swim and with unusual weather conditions
and unprecedented rain fall in many areas, flooding has left several areas not as
clean as they should be.
If you must drink from cans or bottles I strongly recommended
you thoroughly wash them first – at least the upper parts.
Cans are typically stocked in warehouses and transported straight to shops without
being cleaned. Even if they have that plastic wrapping over the trays of cans, when
they reach the stores you need to consider that someone will stack them on the display
shelves.
Do you know what is on their hands? Have they washed them?
A study at NYCU
showed that the tops of soda cans are more contaminated than Public toilets i.e.,
full of germs and bacteria.
My husband often complains of the amount of men who walk
straight out of the public toilets without first washing their hands. I'm sure it's
the same for many women and that thought usually crosses my mind if I shake hands
with anyone.
I have no such worries with my autistic son who is an "expert" hand
washer. He has been known to almost hold up planes and stage performances because
of it.
However, with so many infections seemingly resistant to treatment these days
we need to take as much care of our health as possible.
Antibiotics and antibacterial
products are no longer the answer.
What many people do not realise is that these
kill ALL bacteria and many are really very useful and necessary.
Instead of using
"anti" products you need to use "pro" products and they certainly are available.
I use all natural, general purpose, probiotic cleaning products and certified organic,
probiotic health products.
Now instead of having my house full of toxic chemical
laced cleaners, I have a powerful army of beneficial bacteria who regenerate, repopulate
and dominate over the harmful, disease causing pathogenic bacteria, which are causing
such concern both in homes and in our hospitals.
Please take care of your health, and if you must drink from bottles and cans PLEASE
wash them with water BEFORE putting them to your mouth.
Leptospirosis or Weil’s disease
can be fatal.