What does Quarantine mean?
Definitions for Quarantine
ˈkwɔr ənˌtin, ˈkwɒr-, ˌkwɔr ənˈtin, ˌkwɒr-quar·an·tine
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Princeton's WordNet
quarantinenoun
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
quarantineverb
isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
quarantineverb
place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
"My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quarantain, Quarantinenoun
The space of forty days, being the time which a ship, suspected of infection, is obliged to forbear intercourse or commerce.
Etymology: quarantain, Fr.
Pass your quarantine among some of the churches round this town, where you may learn to speak before you venture to expose your parts in a city congregation. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Quarantine
A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. It is often used in connection to disease and illness, preventing the movement of those who may have been exposed to a communicable disease, but do not have a confirmed medical diagnosis. It is distinct from medical isolation, in which those confirmed to be infected with a communicable disease are isolated from the healthy population. Quarantine considerations are often one aspect of border control. The concept of quarantine has been known since biblical times, and is known to have been practised through history in various places.
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quarantine
Quarantine is a period of isolation or restriction on movement imposed as a public health measure to prevent the spread of a contagious disease. This practice intends to limit and control exposure to pathogens by keeping the infected or possibly infected individuals separate from healthy individuals. Quarantine can be implemented for people, animals, or materials, and it can be used in homes, healthcare facilities, or specialized facilities.
Webster Dictionary
Quarantinenoun
a space of forty days; -- used of Lent
Quarantinenoun
specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed
Quarantinenoun
the period of forty days during which the widow had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of which her husband died seized
Quarantineverb
to compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine
Etymology: [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine, fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four, and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See Four, and cf. Quadragesima.]
Wikidata
Quarantine
Quarantine "is used to separate and restrict the movement of well persons who may have been exposed to a communicable disease to see if they become ill.". The term is often erroneously used synonymously with isolation, which is "to separate ill persons who have a communicable disease from those who are healthy.".The word comes from the Italian quarantena, meaning forty-day period. Quarantine can be applied to humans, but also to animals of various kinds. Quarantine can apply to humans and animals as part of border control, as well as within a country.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Quarantine
kwor′an-tēn, n. a forced abstinence from communication with the shore which ships are compelled to undergo when they are last from some port where certain infectious diseases are raging—the time originally forty days: (coll.) the isolation of a person, house, district, &c. afflicted with or recovering from contagious disease.—v.t. to prohibit from intercourse from fear of infection.—adj. Quarantin′able, admitting of, or controlled by, quarantine.—Quarantine flag, a yellow flag displayed by a ship to signify the presence on board of contagious disease. [Fr. quarantaine—L. quadraginta, forty—quatuor, four.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Quarantine
the prescribed time, generally 40 days (hence the name), of non-intercourse with the shore for a ship suspected of infection, latterly enforced, and that very strictly, in the cases of infection with yellow fever or plague; since November 1896, the system of quarantine as regards the British Islands has ceased to exist.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Quarantine
Restriction of freedom of movement of individuals who have been exposed to infectious or communicable disease in order to prevent its spread; a period of detention of vessels, vehicles, or travelers coming from infected or suspected places; and detention or isolation on account of suspected contagion. It includes government regulations on the detention of animals at frontiers or ports of entrance for the prevention of infectious disease, through a period of isolation before being allowed to enter a country. (From Dorland, 28th ed & Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 17th ed)
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
quarantine
Is, at most, a seclusion of forty days, from a free communication with the inhabitants of any country, in order to prevent the importation of the plague, or any other infectious disorder, either by persons or goods. The quarantine laws originated in the Council of Health at Venice in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. (See LAZARETTO.)
Etymology and Origins
Quarantine
Agreeably to the French quarantaine, the period of a ship’s detention outside a port in the circumstances of infectious disease should be forty days.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Quarantine in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Quarantine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Quarantine in a Sentence
As Dr. Hahn wrote in a note to staff today, he recently came into contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19. Per( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines, he is now in self-quarantine for the next two weeks. He immediately took a diagnostic test and tested negative for the virus.
It alarmed everyone when we had to quarantine as quickly as we did.
If you do get tested, you should self-quarantine/isolate at home pending The Results and follow the advice of your health care provider or a public health professional.
The company has also placed colleagues who came in close contact with the infected employee in self-quarantine and taken steps to have them tested for possible infection.
We strongly recommend that school districts follow public health guidance and parents quarantine unvaccinated children who may have been in close contact to someone with COVID. Doing so is critical to slowing the spread and protecting children, families, school staff, and communities at large.
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- quarantenaCatalan, Valencian
- karanténaCzech
- karantæneDanish
- QuarantäneGerman
- kvaranteno, kvaranteniEsperanto
- cuarentena, cuarentenarSpanish
- [[asettaa]] karanteeniin, karanteeni, erämaa, [[panna]] [[karanteeniin]], eristääFinnish
- quarantaineFrench
- קָרַנְטִינָה, הֶסְגֵּרHebrew
- कोरांटीनHindi
- elkülönít, vesztegzár, karanténba zár, karantén, karanténba helyezHungarian
- կարանտինի ենթարկել, կարանտինArmenian
- quarantenarInterlingua
- quarantenaItalian
- 検疫Japanese
- tempus valetudini spectandae praestitutumLatin
- karantinasLithuanian
- kuarantinMalay
- quarantainehaven, quarantaineperiode, afzondering, isoleren, afzonderen, quarantaineDutch
- kwarantannaPolish
- quarentenar, quarentenaPortuguese
- изолятор, карантинRussian
- karantenaSlovene
- karantänSwedish
- การกักกันThai
- karantinaTurkish
- карантинUkrainian
- الگ تھلگUrdu
- 隔离Chinese
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