Avoiding Norovirus On Cruise Ships

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Avoiding norovirus on cruise ships. The symptoms may include nausea vomiting diarrhea abdominal pain or cramps muscle pain malaise and a low-grade fever. Until it is clean that is. When I first typed the phrase Dont Touch Anything.

All of the efforts made by cruise ship crews cannot replace the. Norovirus has been a particular problem of late for cruise ships because passengers and crew typically occupy close -- and closed-in -- quarters such as casinos theaters and banquet-style dining. This post is about avoiding Norovirus and other illness on a Cruise Ship.

Intimate Pat-Downs Raise Infection Risk at Airports. Close living quarters may increase the amount of group contact. Even if a cruise line does everything it can to prevent an outbreak a single passenger could still bring norovirus or another pathogen on to the ship.

Knowing that touching contaminated areas or items can spread norovirus is critical to avoiding infection when on a cruise ship. In common areas of the ship avoid touching handrails elevator buttons and especially the doorknobs entering and exiting the restrooms. Symptoms usually begin 12 to 48 hours after.

This not only helps you to avoid norovirus spreading to others but will also help to fend off the. Wash your hands often hot water and soap especially beforeafter eating and after using the bathroom Limit physical contacts as much as possible pack some extra soap a personal disinfectant Lysol Pepto-Bismol oral rehydration sachets and treatments for diarrhea. You should do this in general and not just on cruise ships.

Most cruise lines put dispensers of antibacterial Purell et al at the entrance to ALL Dining areas as a deterrent to Noro. Sadly with the outbreak of Norovirus on Royal Caribbeans Explorer of the Seas theres a lot of attention being put on this nasty little bug. Wash your hands often and stay away from sick people to avoid being infected with norovirus on a cruise.