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Just be careful.....
This is why you are to NEVER sit on public toilets!!!!!
Friends,
Please pass this on to everyone on your email list:
According to an article by Dr. Beverly Clark, in the Journal of the United
Medical Association (JUMA), the mystery behind a recent spate of deaths
has been solved.
If you haven't already heard about it in the news, here is what happened.
Three women in Chicago, turned up at hospitals over a 5 day period, all
with
the same symptoms. Fever, chills, and vomiting, followed by muscular
collapse, paralysis, and finally, death. There were no outward signs of
trauma. Autopsy results showed toxicity in the blood.
These women did not know each other, and seemed to have nothing in common.
It was discovered, however, that they had all visited the same
restaurant (Big Chappies, at Blare Airport), within days of their deaths.
The health department descended on the restaurant, shutting it down. The
food, water, and air conditioning were all inspected and tested, to no
avail.
The big break came when a waitress at the restaurant was rushed to the
hospital with similar symptoms. She told doctors that she had been on
vacation, and had only went to the restaurant to pick up her check. She
did
not eat or drink while she was there, but had used the restroom.
That is when one toxicologist, remembering an article he had read,
drove
out to the restaurant, went into the restroom, and lifted the
toilet seat. Under the seat, out of normal view, was small spider.
The spider was captured and brought back to the lab, where it was
determined to be the South American Blush Spider (arachnius gluteus), so
named because of its reddened flesh color. This spider's venom is extremely
toxic, but can take several days to take effect. They live in cold,
dark,
damp, climates, and toilet rims provide just the right atmosphere.
Several days later a lawyer from Los Angeles showed up at a hospital
emergency room. Before his death, he told the doctor, that he had been
away
on business, had taken a flight from New York, changing planes
in Chicago, before returning home. He did not visit Big Chappies while
there. He did, as did all of the other victims, have what was determined
to
be a puncture wound, on his right buttock.
Investigators discovered that the flight he was on had originated in South
America. The Civilian Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered an immediate
inspection of the toilets of all flights from South America,
and discovered the Blush spider's nests on 4 different planes!
It is now believed that these spiders can be anywhere in the country. So
please, before you use a public toilet, lift the seat to check
for spiders.
It can save your life!
And please pass this on to everyone you care about.
