Really terrifying
Three women turned up at hospitalsover a 5-day period, all with the same
symptoms.
Fever, chills, and vomiting, followed by muscular collapse, paralysis and
finally, death..
There were no outwardsigns 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 visitedthe same Restaurant (Olive Garden, Western Cape) 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 didnot 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 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.&nb sp; 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 Jacksonville showed up ata hospital emergency
room. Before his death, he told the doctor, that he had been away on business,
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!
And please pass this on to everyone you care about.
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"Faith is not the absence of doubt; it is believing in spite of the doubts."
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