PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S): James K. Ferguson 



EXPERIMENT TITLE/NUMBER : Flight Crew Health Stabilization Program 



PROGRAM/MISSION : Apollo-Soyuz Test Project 



CLASSIFICATION : Human 



DISCIPLINE(S) : Environmental health 



OBJECTIVES : To reduce the probability of illness in flight crewmen. 



PROTOCOL : Prime and backup crewmen were held under conditions of 

 semi-isolation from 21 days before flight until launch. An identification 

 list of primary contacts was available to the Medical Surveillance Office 90 

 days before lift-off. 



EQUIPMENT : None identified. 



RESULTS : The rate of illnesses reported by the primary contacts was 12.4 

 illnesses per 1000 persons per week. The rate of contacts to illness reported 

 was 3 per 1000 persons per week. No infectious illness occurred in any of the 

 crewmen during the period of time they were covered by the program. 



CONCLUSIONS : The rate of primary contact reporting of illnesses appeared to 

 be improved over past missions. 



PUBLICATIONS : 191 



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