All the more reason to fear public toilets!!
Three women in North Florida 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.
A utopsy 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 (Olive Garden) 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 didn't eat or drink while she was there, but
had used the rest-room..
That is when one toxicologist, remembering an article he had read,
drove out to the restaurant, went into the rest-room and lifted the
toilet seat .
Under the seat, out of normal view, was a small spider. The spider was
captured and brought back to the lab, where it was determined to be the
Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata), so named because of its
reddened flesh color; This spider's venom=2
0is 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 Jacksonville showed up at a hospital
emergency room. Before his death, he told the doctor, that he had been
away on bu siness, had taken a flight from Indonesia , changing planes
in Singapore , before returning home. He did NOT visit (Olive Garden)
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 India
The Civilian Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered an
immediate inspection of the toilets of all flights from India and
discovered the Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) 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!
Three women in North Florida 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.
A utopsy 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 (Olive Garden) 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 didn't eat or drink while she was there, but
had used the rest-room..
That is when one toxicologist, remembering an article he had read,
drove out to the restaurant, went into the rest-room and lifted the
toilet seat .
Under the seat, out of normal view, was a small spider. The spider was
captured and brought back to the lab, where it was determined to be the
Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata), so named because of its
reddened flesh color; This spider's venom=2
0is 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 Jacksonville showed up at a hospital
emergency room. Before his death, he told the doctor, that he had been
away on bu siness, had taken a flight from Indonesia , changing planes
in Singapore , before returning home. He did NOT visit (Olive Garden)
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 India
The Civilian Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered an
immediate inspection of the toilets of all flights from India and
discovered the Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) 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!
