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VanLife Views's avatar

I just fast

And have some water

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

Ah yes, forgot to include fasting and IF! Thank you.

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George Bredestege's avatar

It didn’t say everyone. “The plane supposedly had biohazard contamination, and the flight had to be averted because passengers and flight crew were vomiting and feeling sick.”

Doesn’t say how many, and news agencies tend to round up for effect. 2 passengers and a flight attendant would meet the criteria here. I do not know what the minimum crew compliment is for safety in an aircraft, but I would bet they don’t spend money for extra flight crew if everyone reported for duty in good health. What I do know is that throwing up is contagious for some folks and they go down like dominoes. And for those of us who work around/in sanitary sewers, it’s hysterical to watch!

Flights have been diverted for far less.

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

Interesting but I guess I can see how vomit in some instances may be labeled a biohazard. If that's the case, then at least there should be no long-term health effects for passengers and crew. When the airline does not specify the biohazard that sounds more concerning. Either way, airports are toxic environments so I still do my due diligence.

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George Bredestege's avatar

Vomit, feces, and urine are all biohazards, unless you are a plumber or work for the sewer department. Deep cleaning is usually the answer. After all, just before its emergence, it was INSIDE someone.

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Karen Brennan, PhD's avatar

But would that make everyone on the plane sick? Perhaps it would but you would think there would have been a very detectable odor that would have been mentioned in the article.

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