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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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Revision as of 23:16, December 19, 2007
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.")