William Schaffner: The most important thing is good hand hygiene. Washing with soap and water works the best. Those hand ...

MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A norovirus outbreak aboard the P&O Cruises’ Arcadia ship last fall left dozens of passengers confined to their cabins and is now linked to the death of a ...

In Science of the Total Environment, a University of Surrey–led research team that measured indoor air quality (IAQ) on board ...

When an outbreak appears in CDC’s data ... notes norovirus is “known obviously as the cruise ship virus.” Norovirus is notoriously contagious, and therefore people living in close quarters ...

Norovirus and the stomach flu aren't the same thing. Here's what doctors wish patients knew, from the American Medical ...

People know it as the stomach flu, stomach bug or the “cruise ship virus” because it’s often the cause of most diarrhea outbreaks on cruise ships. The U.S. reported 91 norovirus outbreaks ...

“Most outbreaks occur when infected people spread the virus to others through direct contact ... its annual Vessel Sanitation Program list of the dirtiest ships in the past 12 months. All cruise ships ...

Around 900 passengers aboard cruise ships were reportedly sickened from gastrointestinal disease in December as virus outbreaks occur globally. The shocking data has been revealed by the Centers ...

Amid a rising trend in onboard outbreaks, Princess Cruises has implemented emergency sanitation on Sky Princess during a port ...

Another small ship has been impacted by a gastrointestinal illness outbreak, the fourth one reported so far this year.

"It takes only a small amount of virus to actually infect you," Schaffner says. A norovirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship last fall has been linked to the death of a 77-year-old passenger.