The practice of separating and restricting the movement of people who have been exposed to a contagious disease but are not yet confirmed ill, to prevent transmission during the disease incubation period. The word derives from the forty day isolation period, quaranta giorni, imposed on ships in medieval Venice and Ragusa.
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Origin YearThe year Ragusa, modern Dubrovnik, enacted the first formal quarantine regulations, a mandatory isolation period for arriving ships. Practice ClassPublic health, outbreak control 1 Classification
Practice ClassPreventive or Public Health Practice 1 Connections
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Source United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Official Site
Both are classical outbreak-control measures, frequently deployed together.
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
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Source Encyclopedia Britannica
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The practice of separating and restricting the movement of people who have been exposed to a contagious disease but are not yet confirmed ill, to prevent transmission during the disease incubation period.
- In Branch: Public Health
- Associated With: Contact Tracing
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