Military Biosecurity Terms

verb past tense form of the verb 'quarantine', meaning to isolate or restrict the movement of individuals who may have been exposed to a contagious disease

adjective describing a state of being isolated or restricted in movement as a result of being exposed to a contagious disease

• The travelers were quarantined for 14 days upon arrival in the foreign country.
• My neighbor got quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19.
• I heard that party got shut down because too many people were quarantined.
• After a week of non-stop work, I felt mentally quarantined from the rest of the world.