The ship had been put in quarantine because of a new illness detected aboard.
The idea of a new, unknown and frightening viral illness made for exciting news.
Chronic fatigue syndrome does not appear to be a new illness.
Sunday sees the 30th anniversary of the first medical reports of a new illness.
All had been active and healthy with only minor medical problems before developing this new illness.
"Do you have any evidence to confirm these rumors of a strange new illness?"
The training did not appear to affect how many patients died or suffered serious new illnesses.
When it comes to identifying mysterious new illnesses, the policies are even more fluid.
We have extended the measures and research in place to deal with this new illness.
In 1989 a new illness, eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, struck at least 3,500 Americans, of whom 50 died.
