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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>https://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." [https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/historyquarantine.html See also: CDC Quarantine and Isolation] | '''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>https://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." [https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/historyquarantine.html See also: CDC Quarantine and Isolation] | ||
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| + | == Diseases subject to Federal isolation and quarantine law == | ||
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| + | By Executive Order of the President | ||
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| + | *[[Cholera]] | ||
| + | *[[Diphtheria]] | ||
| + | *[[Infectious tuberculosis]] | ||
| + | *[[Plague]] | ||
| + | *[[Smallpox]] | ||
| + | *[[Yellow fever]] | ||
| + | *[[Viral hemorrhagic fever]]s (like[[ Ebola]]) | ||
| + | *Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ([[SARS]], [[MERS]], [[COVID-19]]) | ||
| + | *[[Flu ]]]that can cause a pandemic | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 18:34, February 9, 2022
Quarantine (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.[1] 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." See also: CDC Quarantine and Isolation
Diseases subject to Federal isolation and quarantine law
By Executive Order of the President
- Cholera
- Diphtheria
- Infectious tuberculosis
- Plague
- Smallpox
- Yellow fever
- Viral hemorrhagic fevers (likeEbola)
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS, MERS, COVID-19)
- Flu ]that can cause a pandemic