EFFECTIVENESS OF QUARANTINE

Effectiveness of Quarantine

Effectiveness of Quarantine

Thesis statement

It is critical that the quarantine procedures, and medical procedures be followed during the outbreak to prevent the spreading of the disease in the community.

Introduction

Quarantine is the act of isolating or removing people or animals for a period, to prevent or limit the risk of spreading a particular disease contagious. The older forms of insulation known effective are those mentioned in the Pentateuch (Bible) more than 3400 years, which followed the advice, especially in the case of leprosy. Its use for forty days with the appearance of the Black Death in boats found their name, although not based on scientific reason, but the number of days according to the Bible, Christ spent in the desert. By extension, is also used in computing to the action of the virus to refuse all kinds of permissions to a file to avoid damage to your computer without deleting it, thus achieving better performance.

Quarantine and isolation are two different ways to limit the spread of certain infectious diseases by reducing contact between individuals at risk of spreading infectious disease and the rest of the population. The types of diseases for which quarantine and isolation are useful public health measures are those that involve direct transmission of infection by close contact. There must also be detectable symptoms that allow individuals who have been infected to be distinguished from those who have not. The aims of quarantine and isolation can vary and include stopping local spread of disease, global eradication of a disease, or simply slowing down the progress of an epidemic to gain time in which to vaccinate or administer drugs.

Discussion

The risk of transmission of diseases that affect the lives and health of people and animals, as a result of the mobilization and trade requires the establishment of harmonized measures and procedures on animal quarantine. The new Quarantine Act provides laws that are both robust, flexible and modern that will enable us to react quickly to prevent the import and export of communicable diseases. This modernized version of the law is one of the measures taken by the Government in the light of lessons learned from SARS.

The legislation would repeal and replace the existing Quarantine Act, which has remained virtually unchanged since its adoption in 1872. It would apply to people entering or leaving in a country and conveyances (airplanes, cargo ships, etc). Under the new law, the carrier must report an illness or death of a passenger before arrival or departure. The law will give more powers to the minister may:

Appoint agents to detect, quarantine and government evaluation;

Develop quarantine facilities.

Possession of premises for purposes of detention, if necessary;

Diverted to other carriers landing sites or docking

Overall, the powers to detect, assess health status and detain travelers remain the same. The return of passengers to a quarantine officer may conduct an initial health check, require a medical examination, vaccination or other prophylactic measures, directing passengers to local public health or detain any person who refuses medical ...