Stomach Virus To Blame For Sick Passengers On Plane At BWI
Last Updated: 7/16/2004 7:58:46 AM
Officials say one passenger with a stomach virus was the cause of all the excitement at BWI late last night.
Spokeswomen for BWI and Southwest say a woman who boarded a flight from Houston to Baltimore had a stomach virus, became ill and vomited on the plane. As a result, three other people became nauseous.
Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King says doctors call the phenomenon "sympathy nausea."
The pilot activated an in-flight emergency assistance service, which led fire and emergency medical crews to meet the plane and isolate it when it landed around 10:30pm. Hazmat crews tested the air on the plane, and found nothing toxic or abnormal.
Only the passenger who initially got sick was hospitalized.
http://www.wusatv9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=31371
"Sympathy Nausea"?lol