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A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. It is often used in connection to disease and illness, preventi
A quarantine was imposed on parts of East Birmingham Hospital after a 1978 smallpox outbreak.
A quarantine was imposed on parts of East Birmingham Hospital after a 1978 smallpox outbreak.
Ibn Sina (Avicenna), one of the earliest physicians to propose systematic isolation and quarantine procedures to limit the spread of infectious diseas
Ibn Sina (Avicenna), one of the earliest physicians to propose systematic isolation and quarantine procedures to limit the spread of infectious diseases in his medical treatises.
19th-century illustration of the British quarantine ship HMS Rhin of Sheerness
19th-century illustration of the British quarantine ship HMS Rhin of Sheerness
Isolating a village in Romania whose inhabitants believe that doctors poison those suspected of cholera (1911)
Isolating a village in Romania whose inhabitants believe that doctors poison those suspected of cholera (1911)
1978 smallpox outbreak in the United Kingdom
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In 1978, a smallpox outbreak in the United Kingdom led to the death of Janet Parker, a British medical photographer. She was the last person recorded to have died from this disease. Parker's illness a
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…A quarantine was imposed on parts of East Birmingham Hospital after a 1978 smallpox outbreak. A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. It is often…
The East Wing of the University of Birmingham Medical School, which was the source of the outbreak
The East Wing of the University of Birmingham Medical School, which was the source of the outbreak
The rear of the Medical School showing the location of the smallpox laboratory (bottom) and the rooms where Parker worked (above)
The rear of the Medical School showing the location of the smallpox laboratory (bottom) and the rooms where Parker worked (above)
Schematic diagram of the East Wing of Birmingham University Medical School in 1978. The positions of the ventilation ducts are labelled A, B, C and D.
Schematic diagram of the East Wing of Birmingham University Medical School in 1978. The positions of the ventilation ducts are labelled A, B, C and D.