enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
"The city ordered strict quarantine for all residents who tested positive for the virus to stop the outbreak."
isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
"After testing positive for the flu, he had to stay in his bedroom under quarantine until he was no longer contagious."
The desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days according to the Bible.
"The government ordered all travelers arriving from the affected region into quarantine to stop the cholera outbreak from spreading further."
A sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed or feared to be infected.
place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
"My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
To retain in obligatory isolation or separation, as a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
"After testing positive for the flu, I was forced to quarantine myself at home for ten days to keep my coworkers safe."
The word "quarantine" comes from the Medieval Latin term quarentena, which originally meant a "40-day period." This refers to the forty days of Lent during which ships and travelers were isolated to prevent the spread of disease.