More than 170 passengers and crew fell ill with norovirus on a cruise ship that docked in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday after a nearly month-long trip, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The total number provided by the CDC includes those who were sick at some point during the Crown Princess trip: 158 of the 3,009 total passengers, as well as 14 of the 1,160 total crew. Symptoms of norovirus include vomiting and diarrhea.
Norovirus is very common and very contagious; people can become infected if they eat food or drink liquids that are contaminated by handlers, or if they touch contaminated surfaces and then touch their mouths. Direct contact with another person who is sick can also spread the disease.
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