Flu On A Cruise Ship

By Pat Warren February 29 2020 at 1056 pm.

Flu on a cruise ship. 82 People Sickened By Flu On Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Out Of Baltimore No Cases Of Coronavirus. Influenza A outbreaks have been reported on cruise ships sailing in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer but influenza B outbreaks have not been documented 27. Although influenza virus outbreaks on cruise ships have not been frequently reported they represent a great public health concern.

Although results of rapid. Health officials track illness on cruise ships. Early suspicion of a potential influenza outbreak among crew members and rapid implementation of a respiratory illness control protocol probably limited the size of the outbreak.

In September 2000 an outbreak of influenza-like illness was reported on a cruise ship sailing between Sydney and Noumea with over 1100 passengers and 400 crew on board. After visiting the ships infirmary I was put under a 24-hour. Outbreaks of influenza have previously been reported on cruise ships 16 but the circumstances and extent of transmission have not been well documented.

These viruses cause what many call the stomach flu. The ship carried 1311 passengers primarily from the United States and 506 crew members from many countries. Early suspicion of a potential influenza outbreak among crew members and rapid implementation of a respiratory illness control protocol probably limited the size of the outbreak.

In 2010 when I was 16 I came down with the stomach flu while on board Royal Caribbeans Oasis of the Seas with my family. During June 23-July 5 2000 an outbreak of respiratory illnesses occurred on the MS Rotterdam Holland America Line Windstar Cruises during a 12-day Baltic cruise from the United Kingdom to Germany via Russia. The cocirculation of pandemic and seasonal influenza viruses on cruise ship A provided a unique opportunity to compare symptoms severity and attack rates of pandemic and seasonal strains.

To avoid the flu virus stomach bug or any other infectious condition stick with the following strategies. After visiting the ships infirmary I. In 2010 when I was 16 I came down with the stomach flu while on board Royal Caribbeans Oasis of the Seas with my family.