CDC Confirms Over 100 Passengers Aboard The Caribbean Princess Cruise Ship Which Will Soon Dock In Florida Have Contracted The Norovirus

Another virus has broken out on a cruise ship.

The CDC has reported over 100 passengers aboard a cruise ship that will soon dock in Florida have contracted the norovirus.

The news come as several passengers on a separate cruise ship called the MV Hondius have died after contracting the hantavirus.

The Hill had the full scoop on the norovirus outbreak and gave details on how the virus usually spreads:

More than 100 people have fallen ill with norovirus on a cruise ship that left Florida last week and is set to return soon, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Caribbean Princess cruise ship left from Port Everglades on April 28 and will be returning to Port Canaveral in Brevard County on May 11, according to Cruise Mapper.

As of Thursday, May 7, there were 102 passengers and 13 crew members on the ship who reported being ill, the CDC said. Those affected by the latest norovirus outbreak have showed the typical symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting.

The virus, which is highly contagious, is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States, according to the health agency. Officials said it spreads quickly from sick people and through contaminated food, water or surfaces.

Most people develop symptoms within 12 to 48 hours of being exposed. Some other commonly reported symptoms include stomach pain, headaches and fevers.

The CDC reports it is monitoring a norovirus outbreak on board a Princess Cruises ship that departed Fort Lauderdale more than a week ago. https://t.co/huNGV9yKhO

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The norovirus unlike the hantavirus is less lethal and is a more common virus.

MSN reported the MV Hondius which has had several passengers contract the hantavirus will also soon dock:

A Dutch-flagged cruise ship that was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak reached Spain’s Canary Islands early Sunday morning, where health officials will begin the complex process of evacuating the passengers and most of the crew, and repatriating them to their respective countries.

The MV Hondius, currently carrying nearly 150 people from more than 15 countries, including 17 Americans, had set sail earlier this week from Cape Verde to the port of Granadilla on Tenerife — the largest of the Canary Islands — after Spain agreed to take the ship.

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The World Health Organization has said that, so far, none of those still aboard were showing symptoms.

There are at least nine confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus linked to the outbreak, including three fatalities, a Dutch couple and a German woman.

Oceanwide Expeditions, the ship’s operator, says that all passengers and a portion of the approximately 60 crew members will begin evacuating the ship Sunday using launch boats that carry a maximum of five to 10 people. The evacuation is being coordinated by WHO and several other health organizations. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus traveled to Tenerife prior to the ship’s arrival.

After those people have disembarked, a skeleton crew will take on supplies and then begin the journey to Rotterdam, Netherlands, which is expected to take about five days, Oceanwide Expeditions said.

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