A U.S. Navy Warship Deployed To The Persian Gulf Has Been Quarantined At Sea For 2 Months Due To A Rare Virus Outbreak

My San Antonio/Nusiness Insider: A rare virus outbreak at sea has left a US Navy warship quarantined for over 2 months

* A viral infection similar to the mumps has been making its way around the USS Fort McHenry, a US Navy warship currently quarantined in the Persian Gulf, CNN reported.
* At least 25 of the more than 700 troops on the ship have been diagnosed with parotitis.
* "None of the cases are life-threatening and all have either already made or are expected to make a full recovery," Fifth Fleet told Business Insider in an emailed statement.

A US Navy warship deployed to the Persian Gulf has been quarantined at sea for more than two months because of a virus outbreak, a rare move the US Navy revealed Wednesday after an inquiry from CNN.

Parotitis, a viral infection with symptoms similar to the mumps, has spread across the USS Fort McHenry, a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, affecting a total of 25 sailors and Marines. Symptoms of the illness appeared for the first time in December of last year.

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Update: US warship quarantined at sea due to virus outbreak (CNN)

WNU Editor: There are 700 men and women on this ship.