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Latest revision as of 15:06, February 13, 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. See also: Influenza#Spanish Flu Pandemic: 1918-1919