"Jean O'Boyle" wrote in message
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> "Ermalee" wrote in message
> news:3JydnX8RyYCVCcHYnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Lots pf passengers and crew ill with flu-like symptoms on transatlantic
>> cruise.
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>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061116/ap_on_re_us/sick_cruise_1
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> Erm, it is probably something like I got when on the Conquest...I know
> there is some virus going around on land as well as at sea. It starts with
> a sore throat and a cough that won't quit. It is all over, at the
> university and lab, Mike says everyone is coughing. No fever or other
> symptoms...it's just that pesky cough that won't go away. Your throat
> stays irritated from all the coughing.
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> Maybe now, Carnival will put up sanitizing stations at buffet and dining
> room entrances. When I asked why they were not present on the Conquest, I
> was told they thought hand washing was more effective...Sure, but how do
> you get to get everyone to wash their hands? Some people are more likely
> to use the sanitizing agent if it is right at the entrance than wash their
> hands.
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> That sure is a long voyage to take while being ill or being around others
> who are ill.
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> --Jean
I was at a Kroger's in Georgia that had hand washing stations everywhere.
Makes sense, almost like, why didn't I think of that?
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