Norovirus wreaks havoc on Caribbean Princess cruise, more than 100 passengers victims, know how dangerous this virus is

Norovirus: These days, there is fear of a new virus, which has affected many people. Actually, a cruise trip started from Fort Lauderdale between April 28 and May 11, which is going to end at Port Canaveral. During this journey, passengers aboard the ‘Caribbean Princess’ cruise ship became victims of norovirus. According to media reports, a total of 3,116 people were present on this ship, out of which 102 passengers and 13 crew members became infected with norovirus. Overall, 115 people have been infected with this disease so far.

The ship passed through these places

According to the information, during its journey the ship passed through beautiful places like Aruba, Bonar, Puerto Rico and Bahamas. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that mainly complaints of vomiting and diarrhea were seen among infected people. At the same time, Princess Cruise Company has described this problem as a stomach related disease.

norovirus What is And how does it spread?

Norovirus is a very contagious virus, which directly attacks the stomach and intestines. Due to this, the patient suddenly starts having severe vomiting and diarrhea. This virus spreads very quickly in places where there is crowd or people live close to each other. The risk is greatest on cruise ships because thousands of people stay together for long periods of time, eat at the same place and use shared facilities.

symptoms of norovirus

• Due to norovirus, severe vomiting and watery diarrhea suddenly starts.
• Along with this, the patient may feel stomach cramps, nervousness and mild fever.
• The infected person may also experience headache and extreme weakness in the body.
• Usually these symptoms last for 1 to 3 days and then resolve on their own.
• Most people recover without any major problems, but small children, elderly and sick people are afraid of lack of water in their bodies.
• Therefore, people with weak immunity need to take special care.

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Is norovirus deadly?

Norovirus is usually not fatal and most people recover completely within a few days. Serious problems related to this are rarely seen and they also often occur in people whose health is already very weak. Even in the current case, the condition of the infected people is said to be normal and mild.