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MeSH Heading: Quarantine
Tree Number(s): N06.850.780.200.725
Unique ID: D011790
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011790
Annotation: human or animal
Scope Note: 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)
Entry Term(s): Border Closing, Health-Related; Border Travel Restrictions, Health-Related; Cordon Sanitaire; Health-Related Border Travel Restrictions; Health-Related Travel Restriction; Health-Related Travel Restrictions; Lockdown, Health; Self-Quarantine; Stay at Home Orders; Travel Restriction, Health; Travel Restrictions, Health-Related
See Also: Patient Isolation
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/04/13

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Concept UI: M0018323
Scope Note: 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)
Terms: Quarantine Preferred Term
Term UI T034833
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID BIOETHICS (1988); Cordon Sanitaire
Term UI T001078506
Date04/14/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Stay at Home Orders
Term UI T001093917
Date12/28/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Lockdown, Health
Term UI T001108542
Date07/06/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

Quarantine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025