rat droppings story is a hoax
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 3:45 pm
Friends and Finrod,
Sadly (or gladly), this rat droppings story is a hoax. Your clues --
there are NO hard facts. The virus is not named (". . . there is a virus
(much like the Hanta virus)"). Also the doctor is not named, nor the patient,
nor are dates given, nor are there references to sites for more information.
Any email message that tells a story without attribution or cited sources is
a hoax. Urban Legends is a very reliable hoax ID site -- here's what it has
to say about this one -- the Urban Legends website is included so you can go
there and read the full description:
1. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Toxin du jour (Rat Urine) ••••
Is rat urine toxic to humans?
Rat Urine Claim: Rat urine is toxic to humans. Status: False. Example:
[Collected on the Internet, 1998] Whenever you buy...
...clean the top before drinking from the can. The top was encrusted with
dried rat's urine which is toxic and obviously lethal!!!!! Canned drinks
and...
...on the "deadly rat excretions" theme turned up on the Internet: A stock
clerk was sent to clean up a storeroom at their Maui location. When he got...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002 22:46:47 GMT http://www.snopes.com/toxins/raturine.htm
Best, Margaret
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In a message dated 10/14/02 10:54:11 AM, minutus@yahoogroups.com writes:
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Sadly (or gladly), this rat droppings story is a hoax. Your clues --
there are NO hard facts. The virus is not named (". . . there is a virus
(much like the Hanta virus)"). Also the doctor is not named, nor the patient,
nor are dates given, nor are there references to sites for more information.
Any email message that tells a story without attribution or cited sources is
a hoax. Urban Legends is a very reliable hoax ID site -- here's what it has
to say about this one -- the Urban Legends website is included so you can go
there and read the full description:
1. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Toxin du jour (Rat Urine) ••••
Is rat urine toxic to humans?
Rat Urine Claim: Rat urine is toxic to humans. Status: False. Example:
[Collected on the Internet, 1998] Whenever you buy...
...clean the top before drinking from the can. The top was encrusted with
dried rat's urine which is toxic and obviously lethal!!!!! Canned drinks
and...
...on the "deadly rat excretions" theme turned up on the Internet: A stock
clerk was sent to clean up a storeroom at their Maui location. When he got...
Sun, 09 Jun 2002 22:46:47 GMT http://www.snopes.com/toxins/raturine.htm
Best, Margaret
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In a message dated 10/14/02 10:54:11 AM, minutus@yahoogroups.com writes:
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