Part 1

Review the CDC Outbreak updates page and look at some of the recent cruise ship outbreaks (Links to an external site.) between 2015 and 2020. Choose one that is interesting to you based on the cruise line or causative agent.  

In the text of your initial post,

• Indicate the virus that caused the outbreak (“unknown” is not an option) and common symptoms and treatments for the virus.
• Distinguish the cruise line and cruise ship it occurred on.
• Express the raw number and percentage of passengers and crew impacted by the outbreak.

Part 2 of your initial post

• Review the CDC’s Advanced Cruise Ship Inspection Search site for the specific ship and year noted in Part I.
• Highlight two health violations that were identified that could have led to the outbreak.
• Compose a strategy that would address the health violations noted and ways to mitigate them in the future. The CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program site will be of assistance here if unfamiliar.