Travellers planning to set sail this season can rest a little easier—cruise ships aren't the norovirus breeding grounds ...

Their skin color may change," said Gonella. Asked how people clean up the vomiting and diarrhea mess, Gonella said, "Norovirus is somewhat resistant to our typical alcohol-or chlorine-based sanitizer.

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So far this year, 16 illness outbreaks were reported on cruise ships in the CDC's jurisdiction, mostly from norovirus, compared with 18 outbreaks in all of 2024 and 14 in 2023, VSP reports show. U ...

Crew from Azamara Onward are prohibited from going ashore at a tender port due to a stomach illness. Is this fair?

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In years when there is a new strain of the virus, there can be 50 percent more norovirus illness. Cases continued to tick up months into this year. By May 7, there were 2,571 outbreaks.

The rare condition is called Boerhaave syndrome, defined as a life-threatening, spontaneous rupture of the esophagus ...

The clue to the diagnosis came when the doctor asked what made the nausea better. The teen told her that the only thing that worked every single time was taking a shower—the hotter the better.