ThePatriotsFlag wrote: “I’ve always wondered why this doesn’t take out similar closed communities (schools, etc). Why only on the cruise ships?”
Well, actually it does. This isn’t some obscure illness peculiar to cruise lines. It’s the same stuff your kids bring home from school.
Norovirus Is the Most Common Cause of Gastroenteritis in the U.S. CDC estimates that each year in the United States norovirus causes 19 to 21 million illnesses, 56,000 to 71,000 hospitalizations, and 570 to 800 deaths. Anyone can get infected with norovirus, and you can get it more than once.
Cruise ships are required by law to report instances most other locations do not.
Thank you, appreciate your response.