self-quarantinen.
/ˌsɛlfˈkwɒrəntiːn/, /ˌsɛlfˈkwɒrn̩tiːn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈkwɔrənˌtin/ Isolation undertaken by an individual or group in order to avoid transmitting an infectious disease, (now) esp. as one of a number of public health measures designed to inhibit its spread; (also) such isolation undertaken in order to avoid catching an infectious disease. Cf. quarantine n. 4, self-isolation n.
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1876 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 1 Jan. 22/1 The case of Dr. Rutter, of Philadelphia, is certainly a remarkable one. In spite of frequent ablutions and self-quarantine, puerperal fever followed him until he left Philadelphia.
1916 N.Y. Times 10 Aug. 5/2 If persons continued to disregard his advice about self-quarantine, he [sc. the Senior Surgeon of the U.S. Health Service] would bring into service all of the power of compulsion at his command.
1996 A. Young Imagining Crime vii. 196 Quarantine has a long history as a socio-medical practice responding to the notion of infection. The inhabitants of Eyam may well have been lauded for their voluntary self-quarantine, since the practice's history is more associated with the compulsory segregation of the sick.
2020 Free Press Jrnl. (India) (Nexis) 18 Mar. Doctors have warned senior citizens to observe self-quarantine, as they are the most vulnerable population.
2020 Himalayan Times (Nexis) 23 Mar. People coming from coronavirus affected areas should remain in self-quarantine for 14 days.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
self-quarantinev.
/ˌsɛlfˈkwɒrəntiːn/, /ˌsɛlfˈkwɒrn̩tiːn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈkwɔrənˌtin/ intransitive. To isolate oneself in a house, hotel, or other location, in order to avoid transmitting an infectious disease, (now) esp. as one of a number of public health measures designed to inhibit its spread; (also) to undertake such isolation in order to avoid catching an infectious disease; to go into self-quarantine (self-quarantine n.). Also transitive (reflexive). Cf. self-isolate v.Rare before the 21st cent.In recent use, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, self-isolate and self-quarantine have often been used interchangeably, with self-quarantine being more common in the United States.
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the world > health and disease > be in state of health [verb (intransitive)] > institute quarantine > go into quarantine
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1918 Mt. Pleasant (Iowa) Daily News 14 Oct. All that is required is for the individual to keep in good health, when feeling ill to at once, without delay, call a physician and remain in doors, that is self quarantine, and all will be well.
1991 R. C. Schafer Clin. Chiropractic iii. 31/2 In contagious conjunctivitis, advise the patient to self-quarantine himself between office visits and avoid close contact with family members.
2020 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 28 Feb. 8 Infected people will be isolated, while anyone they have close contact with, as well as suspected cases, will be encouraged to self-quarantine.
2020 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. (Nexis) 30 Mar. a2 Rep. Lauren Carson, D-Newport, is also self-quarantining as a precaution since she is over 60.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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