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==Key Stage 4== | ==Key Stage 4== | ||
| + | [[File:Quarantine.png|right|300px|thumb|A picture of the Apollo 11 [[astronaut]]s in quarantine after their return from the first [[The Moon|Moon]] landings.]] | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
[[Quarantine]] is to isolate an [[infected]] [[organism]] from others to prevent the spread of the [[infection]]. | [[Quarantine]] is to isolate an [[infected]] [[organism]] from others to prevent the spread of the [[infection]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:27, 6 June 2019
Key Stage 4
A picture of the Apollo 11 astronauts in quarantine after their return from the first Moon landings.
Meaning
Quarantine is to isolate an infected organism from others to prevent the spread of the infection.
About Quarantine
- Quarantine is used when a highly infectious pathogen or a deadly pathogen has infected an organism.
- Quarantine involves placing the infected organism into a room alone. The air into and out of the room is filtered to prevent the spread of airborne pathogens spreading and anyone who enters the room wears protective clothing and washes thoroughly when leaving the room. Any equipment taken out of the room is disinfected and antiseptics are used by the person leaving the room to wash their skin.