Question

How does quarantine, or in our case, Shelter in Place, reduce the spread of diseases? Check all that apply.

Group of answer choices

isolation of sick individuals

it allows epidemiologist to count the number of infected individuals

provides treatment for sick individuals

restricting movement of healthy individuals

Answer 1

Solution

Option 4 is correct.

• Because A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of diseases.
• It is often used in connection to disease and illness, preventing the movement of those who may have been exposed to a communicable disease, but do not have a confirmed medical diagnosis.
• It is distinct from medical isolation, in which those confirmed to be infected with a communicable disease are isolated from the healthy population. Quarantine considerations are often one aspect of border control.
• Isolation provide data of number of infection to count infections to epidemiologist but qurantine will not.