{"id":120430,"date":"2024-10-31T11:47:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T04:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120430"},"modified":"2024-10-31T11:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T04:47:45","slug":"legionnaires-outbreak-on-2-separate-cruises-linked-back-to-this-private-luxury-amenity-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120430","title":{"rendered":"Legionnaires&#8217; outbreak on 2 separate cruises linked back to this private luxury amenity: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>They got more than they paid extra for. <\/p>\n<p>A dozen cruise ship passengers <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/14\/world-news\/cdc-releases-list-of-2024s-least-sanitary-cruise-ships-have-you-been-on-one\/\">were sickened by Legionnaires\u2019 disease<\/a> \u2014 including 10 who were hospitalized \u2014 on two different ships, and health experts believe a private luxury amenity is the source, according to a new report. <\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked the serious pneumonia-like sickness back to private balcony hot tubs offered on the higher-end cabins inside the two vessels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/73\/wr\/mm7342a3.htm#suggestedcitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the study published last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The vacationers were sickened on the two different boats \u2014 from unidentified cruise lines \u2014 between November 2022 and this past July. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><figcaption>Private balcony hot tubs, which don\u2019t require as stringent maintenance and cleaning as public hot tubs, were found to be the source of the outbreak of Legionnaires disease. <span class=\"credit\">ChiccoDodiFC \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After months of testing, the private hot tubs \u2014 which are not required to undergo as frequent and stringent cleaning and maintenance as their public counterparts \u2014 were found to be the source of the nasty outbreaks, the CDC said in its report. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Eight passengers on one cruise ship contracted Legionnaires\u2019 disease while four were infected on the other boat. Some of the travelers became ill on the same voyage while others got sick on the same ship but during a different trip. <\/p>\n<p>The hot tubs apparently created the perfect environment for the Legionella bacteria that causes Legionnaires\u2019 disease for several months without detection. <\/p>\n<p>On the first ship, the private balcony hot tubs \u201cwere found to be operating for months in a manner conducive to Legionella growth, which included maintaining a water temperature in the Legionella growth range (77\u00b0F\u2013113\u00b0F) for multiple days without draining and operating with no residual disinfectant,\u201d the CDC said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A dozen people contracted Legionaries Disease on the two unnamed cruise ships from November 2022 through this past July.  <span class=\"credit\">Mariakray \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Six of 10 private hot tubs on one boat and all eight on the other tested positive for Legionella bacteria, according to the CDC. <span class=\"credit\">CDC Vessel Sanitation Program<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Six of the 10 private balcony hot tubs on the first ship were positive for Legionella bacteria, and all eight private balcony hot tubs on the second ship were positive for Legionella bacteria, according to testing results. <\/p>\n<p>All the hot tubs were closed and thoroughly cleaned. Both cruise ships have since implemented more preventative measures including only filling the tubs upon guest request, draining them between uses, more frequent cleaning and disinfecting and the removal of heating elements. <\/p>\n<p>Hot tubs \u2014 on cruise ships or elsewhere \u2014 are often perfect breeding grounds for Legionella bacteria. <\/p>\n<p>But cruises are also known to be drivers of outbreaks of different viruses and diseases due to the tight proximity of guests in a closed-off environment. <\/p>\n<p>At the end of last month, 180 Royal Caribbean cruise passengers and three crew members <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/01\/us-news\/180-royal-caribbean-cruise-passengers-sickened-with-gastrointestinal-illness\/\">came down with a gastrointestinal illness <\/a>featuring unpleasant symptoms like diarrhea and abdominal cramps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vessel-sanitation\/cruise-ship-outbreaks\/radiance-of-the-seas-september-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the CDC.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/30\/us-news\/legionnaires-outbreak-on-2-separate-cruises-linked-back-to-this-private-luxury-amenity-report\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They got more than they paid extra for. A dozen cruise ship passengers were sickened by Legionnaires\u2019 disease \u2014 including 10 who were hospitalized \u2014 on two different ships, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120430\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=120430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=120430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=120430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=120430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}