Quarantine

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. 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. See also: Influenza#Spanish Flu Pandemic: 1918-1919

See also

• Quarantine (shipping)
• Covid 19