quarantine - CISMeF

Preferred Label : quarantine;

MeSH definition : 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); Limited freedom of movement of individuals to reduce the risk of spread of communicable disease by those 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. (From Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 17th ed); Limited freedom of movement of individuals to reduce the risk of spread of communicable disease by those 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 travel restrictions, border security measures to mitigate spread of a contagion and the detention of animals at frontiers or ports of entrance for the prevention of infectious disease. (From Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 17th ed);

MeSH synonym : quarantines; Cordon Sanitaire; Stay at Home Orders; Lockdown, Health; Health Lockdown; Health Lockdowns;

CISMeF synonym : Lockdowns, Health;

Related MeSH term : Self Quarantine; Travel Restrictions, Health Related; Health-Related Travel Restrictions; Health Related Travel Restrictions; Travel Restriction, Health-Related; Border Travel Restrictions, Health-Related; Border Travel Restrictions, Health Related; Health-Related Border Travel Restrictions; Health Related Border Travel Restrictions; Health Travel Restriction; Health Travel Restrictions; Travel Restrictions, Health; Health-Related Travel Restriction; Health Related Travel Restriction; Border Closing, Health Related; Border Closings, Health-Related; Health-Related Border Closing; Health-Related Border Closings;

MeSH annotation : human or animal; /vet permitted; human or animal;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine;

Details

Origin ID

D011790;

UMLS CUI

C0034386;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Isolation because of infection (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- Border Closing, Health-Related [MeSH concept]
- Self-Quarantine [MeSH concept]
- Travel Restriction, Health [MeSH concept]
- Travel Restrictions, Health-Related [MeSH concept]
- quarantine [MeSH concept]
See also
- patient isolation [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Isolation of infection contact (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]

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