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Quarantine & Isolation

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:53 pm
by Readymom
Quarantine & Isolation

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Flu Pandemic Mitigation - Quarantine and Isolation
http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/ ... antine.htm

The CDC differentiates between Quarantine and Isolation. Isolation is the separation of a person or group of persons from other people to prevent the spread of infection. A Quarantine is the restriction of activities or limitation of freedom of movement of those presumed exposed to a communicable disease in such a manner as to prevent effective contact with those not so exposed.

Isolation
Isolation means . . . . .

Quarantine
Quarantine means . . . . . (CONTINUED at link, above)