| − | '''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."'') | + | '''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] |