At cruise on board B767-200, child passenger found to have active chicken pox.

Attributes
ACN	406856
Time
Date	199806
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : egtt
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : egtt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	406856
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Child was boarded with active chicken pox. The child was obviously very sick. As soon as I saw the child I asked her parents if she had chicken pox and they said yes! We were already in-flight at this time. The child should not have ever been allowed on the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE ON BOARD B767-200, CHILD PAX FOUND TO HAVE ACTIVE CHICKEN POX.

Narrative: CHILD WAS BOARDED WITH ACTIVE CHICKEN POX. THE CHILD WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY SICK. AS SOON AS I SAW THE CHILD I ASKED HER PARENTS IF SHE HAD CHICKEN POX AND THEY SAID YES! WE WERE ALREADY INFLT AT THIS TIME. THE CHILD SHOULD NOT HAVE EVER BEEN ALLOWED ON THE ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.