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Feb 13, 2009 2:32 pm US/Eastern

Sick Passengers Return From Ten-Day Cruise

Symptoms Of Norovirus Include Mild Stomach Upset

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ― The Coral Princess cruise ship arrived in Port Everglades on Friday, reporting that over the course of its 10-day cruise a total of 239 passengers and 17 crew were affected by the illness called Norovirus, which is extremely contagious and easily transmitted from person-to-person.

The company reported that at the end of the trip on Friday only 15 passengers were still sick.

The Coral Princess departed February 3rd on a Panama Canal cruise with a total number of 2,881 persons.

Health officials recommend that the best way cruise passengers can protect themselves from getting ill is to wash their hands frequently and thoroughly.

Symptoms of Norovirus include mild stomach upset with vomiting and diarrhea, usually lasting between one and three days.

The ship is scheduled to depart later in the day on a similar 10-day trip.  

 

 

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