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Quarantine

Date of Publication:

3/28/2019

Definition:

The separation of an individual or group that has been exposed to a communicable disease, but is not yet ill, from others who have not been so exposed, in such manner and place to prevent the possible spread of the communicable disease.

Source of Definition:

Public Health Emergency Management within the Department of Defense

Related Glossary Terms:

Quarantine

Last Updated: January 20, 2023
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