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Cruise Ship Virus Danger At High Sea
n the last night/morning, no means confined to cruise
many people were stricken ships, the nature of a cruise
with a gastrointestinal increases the likelihood of an
illness that caused diarrhea and infection spreading. This is
vomiting. A great deal of vomit similar to the potential for
was on the stairs, elevator and infections spreading in other
other public areas by Friday closed communities like nursing
morning." So a passenger from homes. The 'cruise ship virus'
Canada, on December 30, 2005, can be spread through
sailing on the Zuiderdam in the contaminated food and drink,
Holland America Line, reported to which is particularly concerning
the website cruisejunkie.com. if the crew members who serve or
prepare food become sick.
Norovirus is a highly contagious
gastrointestinal virus where the Passengers can pick up the virus
potential for someone who is sick from touching infected surfaces
to infect others exists from the like handrails, walls and
moment they become sick, to at mirrors. When a suspected
least 3 days after they get norovirus outbreak occurs on a
better. Disturbingly, some people cruise ship, crew will spray
remain contagious for up to 2 disinfectant on all common
weeks after recovering. This may surfaces, and sick passengers are
be a factor in successive cruises confined to their staterooms.
becoming infected. And it remains
questionable whether sick Sick passengers and crew have
passengers and crew are confined acute symptoms of nausea,
to their cabins for 3 days after vomiting and diarrhea. Some also
they get better. have stomach cramps, headaches, a
low grade fever, and chills. One
Whilst norovirus outbreaks are by 21 year old man actually died two
days after disembarking from his unpleasant, both for passengers
ship. The cause of death was and cruise ship companies. For
cited as being complications from passengers, what is meant to be a
a norovirus infection. relaxing holiday turns into a
retching and wretched nightmare
This isn't common however. at sea. For cruise companies with
Norovirus infections are usually ever increasing ship capacities,
not significant health risks, it is a public relations
though they are highly nightmare.
About the Author: There is no vaccine for norovirus, nor any preventative medicine. Concerned passengers may wish to strengthen their immune system with natural remedies like echinacea, or nutritional immune supplements. More information can be found here: http://www.vitaminstohealth.com/echinacea.html and http://www.vitaminstohealth.com/immune-system-supplement.html. This will at least support the immune system so it is in a better position to deal with an infection should one strike.
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