Quarantine

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[edit]

By Executive Order of the President

* Cholera
* Diphtheria
* Infectious tuberculosis
* Plague
* Smallpox
* Yellow fever
* Viral hemorrhagic fevers (like Ebola)
* Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS, MERS, COVID-19)
* Flu that can cause a pandemic. See also:  Influenza#Spanish Flu Pandemic: 1918-1919

## See also[edit]

* Quarantine (shipping)
* Covid 19

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#q