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Isolation of persons to prevent transmission of diseases
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Quarantine in the public health context refers to the restriction of the activities of healthy individuals who have been exposed (or are thought to have been exposed) to a communicable disease. The restriction is for a specific period of time, till investigations or clinical signs/symptoms have clarified the infectiousness status of the individual.
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(2008). Quarantine . In: Kirch, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Public Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_2898
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