Quarantine:A period of isolation decreed tocontrolthe spread of infectiousdisease. Before the era of antibiotics and other medications,quarantinewas one of the few available means for halting the spread of infectious diseases.
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Quarantine:A period of isolation decreed tocontrolthe spread of infectiousdisease. Before the era of antibiotics and other medications,quarantinewas one of the few available means for halting the spread of infectious diseases.