Quarantine

Quarantine

Here’s a wiki link on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine

Keep in mind there are many kinds of communicable diseases, not just the most recent one of Ebola that is so much discussed these days.

And the medical term of “isolation” is different from “quarantine”, and is a technique that has value at many times, too.  Here is a link on that subject of medical isolation:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolation_(health_care)

 

You, and your Family, can practice most of these methods at your home, albeit usually more primitively, than at a hospital.  Remember to try keep the patient as warm and hydrated as you can, while you protect yourself, too.  And as always, seek professional medical help if it is available.