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, not using a glass. Tests
showed that the can was infected by dried rat urine and hence the
disease Leptospirosis. Rat urine contains toxic and deadly substances
It is highly recommended to thoroughly wash the upper part of soda
cans before drinking out of them. The cans are typically stocked in
warehouses and transported straight to the shops without being
cleaned. A study at NYCU showed that the tops of soda cans are more
contaminated than public toilets (i .e.) full of germs and bacteria.
So wash them with water before putting them to the mouth to avoid any
kind of fatal accident.