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Thanks to a cruise ship of the Church of Scientology quarantined this week by the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, the world is wondering how one could feel to be among the 300 passengers and the crew stuck on a ship with a person with measles.
The answer depends entirely on the fact that you and the other people on board have been vaccinated. Those who are fully vaccinated are safe and those who are not vaccinated are at high risk of falling ill even if they only enter the same room where a person with measles has recently been present. This type of casual contact is particularly difficult to avoid within the narrow confines of a cruise ship.
The Saint Lucia Department of Health sends 100 doses of measles vaccine to the Church of Scientology ship. The problem is that it can take two weeks or more for the vaccine to work.
CRUISE SHIP QUARANTI IN ST. LUCIA ON THE CONFIRMED STUDY OF MEASLES
So what can people do?
As I wrote in my book "False Alert: The Truth About the Epidemic of Fear", people who are afraid in such a situation take less precautions. Those who remain calm are less likely to contract the infection. So, while trying to reduce contact with the public and avoid areas of the ship where the measles patient (a crew member) was or is, it also makes sense to entertain you with other activities such as than watching movies or reading books.
This is not a good time to worry about the complications of measles, but rather to ensure that for the majority of people affected, recovery goes smoothly.
For this cruise ship, it is reasonable for people who can document an up-to-date vaccination against measles to be allowed to land in the United States and return home.
Since measles is a respiratory virus, it is also wise to wash your hands frequently and wear a mask in all public places. If you are unsure of your vaccination status, take a vaccine if it is offered to you just to be sure. There is no problem. The vaccine is completely safe for all immunocompromised or pregnant people.
If you have a balcony, use it. Admire the beauty of the water and consider something other than measles. Exercise when there is a free training zone of contamination. Use disinfectants to make sure. Stay well hydrated. Remember that the quarantine period (probably 10 to 12 days) is limited and that it is not there to restrict your freedom, but as a precaution to ensure that measles does not leave the ship.
If the quarantine period continues and few cases occur, the chances of contracting measles will decrease and you can be reassured by this fact.
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Do not forget that fear is more contagious than any virus, even measles. The bright red spots of measles can alarm you, but they fade quickly. Much more disturbing than the case of measles on your ship or even the 700 cases in the United States this year are the more than 100,000 deaths, mostly children, from measles worldwide each year. Your experience on this cruise ship can help you become a crusader in the name of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
According to some information, the ship should soon leave St. Lucia, but where will it go? This is hardly a scene from the great novel "Love in the time of cholera", where no port would allow the protagonists to dock because of an epidemic supposed cholera on board. For this cruise ship, it is reasonable for people who can document an up-to-date vaccination against measles to be allowed to land in the United States and return home.
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