Hamster owners, BEWARE!

Discussion in 'Cat Dog' started by bandmom, Apr 17, 2008.

  1. bandmom

    bandmom Well-Known Member

    :shock: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351573,00.html

    A woman whose husband died after receiving a liver transplant infected with a rodent virus is suing PetSmart Inc., claiming the chain should have warned customers that hamsters can carry the virus.
    The federal lawsuit alleges Thomas Magee, 54, and two other organ recipients died after transplants from a woman who had contracted a virus from a hamster she bought at a PetSmart store in Warwick, R.I.
    Bruce Richardson, a spokesman for the Phoenix-based chain, would not comment on the lawsuit Wednesday but said the virus is rare.
    The virus, which is found in house mice, hamsters and other rodents, usually causes only flu-like symptoms in humans, but can be serious and even fatal in people with compromised immune systems.
     
  2. MommySAIDno

    MommySAIDno Well-Known Member

    OH GREAT!
    Considering my recent run in with a hamster, this is NOT good news!
     
  3. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    A rodent might get rodent virus! I need to write that down.
     
  4. MommySAIDno

    MommySAIDno Well-Known Member

    should I be concerned?

    My two top front teeth are getting longer and I have a small bump growing about where my tail bone is :shock:
    Oh, and my voice is sounding, well, eeek eeek eeek, a little, squeaky :lol:

    :jester:
     

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