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Quarantine
 Websites presented in alphabetical order CDC: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 
 This site provides information on SARS, an atypical form of pneumonia which apparently originated in Asia and has spread rapidly. The site covers guidance for clinicians, health departments, and airline and airport workers as well as a FAQ, travel advisories, and information on infection control, specimen collection and shipping, respiratory protections, exposure management, and quarantine. Includes links to related resources. From the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated Jun 9, 2003 Executive Order: Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
A list of the communicable diseases for which an individual may be quarantined by federal law. The list includes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and "Cholera, Diphtheria, infectious Tuberculosis, Plague, Smallpox, Yellow Fever, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American, and others not yet isolated or named)." Includes "Questions and Answers on Executive Order and Interim Final Rule." From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/executiveorder040403.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated May 11, 2005 Global Migration and Quarantine
"The [U.S.] Division of Global Migration and Quarantine is committed to reducing morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases among immigrants, refugees, international travelers, and other mobile populations that cross international borders." Its site features a history of quarantine, facts about isolation and quarantine, links to laws and regulations, material about animal importation, a list of quarantine stations, and related material. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/ Topics: Infectious Diseases Last updated Jun 4, 2007 Government Views of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
"This site concentrates on Government documents and [links to] information about SARS both from the United States and from international resources. Topics covered include Blood Supply, Case Definitions, Cases Reported, Countries & Governments, General Background, Healthcare Facilities, Healthcare Personnel, Laboratories, Legal Resources, Presidential Communications, Prevention & Precautions, Public Health Campaigns, Quarantine, Travel Advisories, Travel & Transport, the Virus and the World Health Organization." From Grace-Ellen McCrann of the Cohen Library, The City College of New York. http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/SARS.html Topics: Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jun 9, 2003 The Most Dangerous Woman in America
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) NOVA program about "Typhoid Mary" (Mary Mallon), "a cook who was quarantined for life against her will in the early 1900s" because she was a carrier of typhoid fever. The site features a historical analysis, a letter from Mary asking for her release, and a chronology of quarantine. Also includes an interactive epidemiology feature, program transcript, teacher's guide, bibliography, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/ Topics: Correspondence, Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Mar 28, 2005 |
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