To: mewzilla
Well, technically the Commissioner is correct: Rats don’t cause food-borne illness. Last time I checked there were nearly 20 disease capable of infecting humans that could be carried by rats, but none of them are food borne.
19 posted on
01/16/2008 5:26:18 AM PST by
CholeraJoe
(Hey McCain! How about a game of solitaire? Betcha can't find the Queen of Diamonds.)
To: CholeraJoe
Last time I checked there were nearly 20 disease capable of infecting humans that could be carried by rats, but none of them are food borne.FWIW, if I lived in NYC, I don't think I'd be too thrilled with the commissioner's parsing :)
20 posted on
01/16/2008 5:31:32 AM PST by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: CholeraJoe
“Last time I checked there were nearly 20 disease capable of infecting humans that could be carried by rats, but none of them are food borne.”
Salmonellosis is commonly carried by rats and is also a foodborne disease.
33 posted on
01/16/2008 7:40:38 AM PST by
antisocial
(Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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