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Why cruise ships create an ‘ideal’ environment for disease — and the worst-case scenarios

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A little sunburn and seasickness might be the least of your worries once you set sail on that dream cruise. More than 150 people, including 17 Americans, are currently confined to their cabins aboard a luxury cruise ship amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak that has left them stranded off the coast of West Africa. At least seven people have fallen ill and three have died, prompting the World Health Organization to investigate whether the rare disease — usually spread through contact with infected rodents’ urine, feces or saliva — may be transmitting between humans.

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