Doctors Urge 3 Key Steps to Cut Hantavirus, Norovirus Travel Risk This Summer

2 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · May 14

Infectious disease specialists said summer travelers can lower hantavirus and norovirus exposure with three basic steps: wash hands well, avoid visibly sick people, and stay away from others if you are ill.
Doctors said people who feel unwell before departure should skip flights or cruises, even if plans are costly to change, because boarding while sick raises the risk of spreading infection.
Cruise passengers who become sick mid-trip should isolate as reliably as possible—staying in their cabin or on a private balcony—to limit contact with others.
Travelers were also advised to pack wipes, hand sanitizer, disposable masks, plastic bags and food-service gloves as practical tools for managing hygiene and sickness during summer trips.

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