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A quarantine is the isolation of a person or animal who has a [[disease]] (or is suspected of having a disease) in order to prevent further spread of the disease.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#q</ref> It originates from the third codex of [[Mosaic Law]]. (Leviticus 13:54: ''"Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more."'')
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'''Quarantine''' ([[Italy|Italian]] ''quarantena'' "a forty day period") is the isolation of a person or animal who has a [[disease]] (or is suspected of having a disease) in order to prevent further spread of the disease.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#q</ref> It originates from the third codex of [[Mosaic Law]]. (Leviticus 13:54: ''"Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more."'')
    
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