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Descriptor
English
:
Quarantine
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cuarentena
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Quarentena
Tree Number:
N06.850.780.200.450.700
SP8.946.819.811.775
VS1.001.003.001.001.002.001.003
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
human or animal; /vet permitted
See Related
English
:
Patient Isolation
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
OG
organization & administration
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
27783
Unique Identifier:
D011790
Occurrence in VHL
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