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Home > Emergency
Information > Isolation and Quarantine
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Isolation:
For People Who Are ILL |
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Isolation
refers to the separation of persons who have
a specific infectious illness from those who
are healthy and the restriction of their movement
to stop the spread of that illness. Isolation
allows for the focused delivery of specialized
health care to people who are ill, and it protects
healthy people from getting sick. People in isolation
may be cared for in their homes, in hospitals,
or in designated healthcare facilities. Isolation
is a standard procedure used in hospitals today
for patients with tuberculosis (TB) and certain
other infectious diseases. In most cases, isolation
is voluntary; however, many levels of government
(federal, state, and local) have basic authority
to compel isolation of sick people to protect
the public. |
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Quarantine:
For People Who Have Been Exposed But
Are
Not ILL |
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Quarantine
refers to the separation and restriction
of movement of persons who, while not yet
ill, have been exposed to an infectious
agent and therefore may become infectious.
Quarantine of exposed persons is a public
health strategy, like isolation, that is
intended to stop the spread of infectious
disease. Quarantine is medically very effective
in protecting the public from disease. |
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References
taken from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/isolationquarantine.htm |
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