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The practice of identifying and notifying people who may have been exposed to an infected individual, so they can be tested, monitored or isolated before they unknowingly spread the disease further, a core tool of outbreak investigation since epidemiology practice formalized in the twentieth century.
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Origin YearThe source dates this to the 1930s decade rather than a single year; 1930 is used as the decade's own first year. Practice ClassEpidemiology, outbreak control 2 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Quarantine, Practices Both are classical outbreak-control measures, frequently deployed together.
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