Flight attendant report, B767, mia-lax, passenger ill and flight attendant became ill, same problem.

Attributes
ACN	442194
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zhu.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	442194
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger seated in xx came inside my galley requesting a cold compress or towel, stating that he was burning up. I gave him 2 cold towels. Later he came back in my galley asking for aspirins. I gave him 2 packages of non aspirins. He also complained that he felt nauseous. I inquired of any other symptoms, medications or if he was under a doctor's care for any health related symptoms. He said 'no.' upon descent/landing, I, too, broke out in a hot sweat. My body and clothes became drenched. I am reporting this because I have no idea if he merely had the flu or something as bad as hepatitis C. I have never experienced anything like that physically. I am just trying to document his illness and my possible infection for future documentation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767, MIA-LAX, PAX ILL AND FLT ATTENDANT BECAME ILL, SAME PROB.

Narrative: PAX SEATED IN XX CAME INSIDE MY GALLEY REQUESTING A COLD COMPRESS OR TOWEL, STATING THAT HE WAS BURNING UP. I GAVE HIM 2 COLD TOWELS. LATER HE CAME BACK IN MY GALLEY ASKING FOR ASPIRINS. I GAVE HIM 2 PACKAGES OF NON ASPIRINS. HE ALSO COMPLAINED THAT HE FELT NAUSEOUS. I INQUIRED OF ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS, MEDICATIONS OR IF HE WAS UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE FOR ANY HEALTH RELATED SYMPTOMS. HE SAID 'NO.' UPON DSCNT/LNDG, I, TOO, BROKE OUT IN A HOT SWEAT. MY BODY AND CLOTHES BECAME DRENCHED. I AM RPTING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA IF HE MERELY HAD THE FLU OR SOMETHING AS BAD AS HEPATITIS C. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THAT PHYSICALLY. I AM JUST TRYING TO DOCUMENT HIS ILLNESS AND MY POSSIBLE INFECTION FOR FUTURE DOCUMENTATION.

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.