Norovirus Cruise Ship

The ship falls within the purview of the Vessel Sanitation Program VSP.

Norovirus cruise ship. Norovirus causes a majority of outbreaks of gastrointestinal GI illness on cruise ships calling on the United States. Starting from January 1 2015 total of 5 cases of norovirus were reported. One client asked me it safe to go on the cruise ship.

The cruise ship which was traveling along the coast of Southern California and Mexico had an outbreak of norovirus causing gastrointestinal illness in many crew members and passengers. From 2008 to 2014 74 million passengers sailed on cruise ships in the Vessel Sanitation Programs jurisdiction. So lets take a closer look.

Norovirus is a very contagious virus causing acute gastroenteritis inflammation of the stomach intestines or both. With cruise ship outbreaks regularly appearing in the news awareness of Norovirus -- an extremely common and highly contagious virus that causes gastroenteritis -- has been significantly raised. It spreads in locations where people are congregated into enclosed spaces nursing homes hospitals daycares and schools hotels dormitoriesand yes cruise ships.

Once exposed infected people are initially asymptomatic even though they are contagious. When 2 or more of the passengers or crew have gastrointestinal illness. Incidents of norovirus or other gastrointestinal GI disease are quite rare on cruise ships.

Incidents of norovirus or other gastrointestinal GI disease are quite rare on cruise ships. This means if it carries 13 passengers and has a foreign cruise itinerary with US ports of call in it. In April 2014 over 100 passengers on a week-long Crown Princess cruise had their vacation dampened by illness.

Ive had only 2 situations when I saw cases of norovirus. The following report is a review of the latest research into Norovirus and the effects on the. Incorrectly Called the Cruise Ship Disease.