pesthouses
Contagion isolation buildings
Pesthouses were buildings for isolating people with contagious diseases, especially plague.
Before modern hospitals, communities maintained these grim facilities to quarantine the infected and limit epidemic spread.
The term now appears mainly in historical contexts: The old pesthouse stood at the edge of town, far from the living.
Maritime quarantine station
- quarantine stationFacility for isolating potentially infected travelers
- leper colonyIsolated community for afflicted
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
- infirmaryFacility for treating illness
almshouse · isolation ward · hospice · medieval · Tudor · Victorian · colonial · poorhouse
Deadly epidemic disease
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
- choleraBacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- typhusLouse-transmitted bacterial infection
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
leprosy · yellow fever · typhoid · scarlet fever · diphtheria · measles · bubonic plague · consumption
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- transmissionSending of information
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
plague · spread · contamination · communicable · infectious · incubation · symptomatic · carrier
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
disinfection · epidemic control · inoculation · vaccination · contact tracing · notification · inspection · screening
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- confinementState of being restricted
- segregationForced separation by group
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- detentionTemporary official holding
exclusion · sequestration · separation · cordoning · banishment · removal · enclosure · restricted
lazaretto
Maritime quarantine station
- quarantine stationFacility for isolating potentially infected travelers
- leper colonyIsolated community for afflicted
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
infirmary · almshouse · isolation ward · hospice · medieval · Tudor · Victorian · colonial · poorhouse · workhouse
plague
Deadly epidemic disease
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
- choleraBacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- typhusLouse-transmitted bacterial infection
tuberculosis · leprosy · yellow fever · typhoid · scarlet fever · diphtheria · measles · bubonic plague · consumption · contagion
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- transmissionSending of information
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
pandemic · plague · spread · contamination · communicable · infectious · incubation · symptomatic · carrier · vector
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- preventionStopping something before occurring
fumigation · disinfection · epidemic control · inoculation · vaccination · contact tracing · notification · inspection · screening · health officer
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- confinementState of being restricted
- segregationForced separation by group
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
detention · exclusion · sequestration · separation · cordoning · banishment · removal · enclosure · restricted · locked
- colonial medicinebloodletting, leeches, colonial medicine, cupping, apothecary
pesthousesgeneral hospitals
Facilities for varied care
wellness centers · health resorts · spas · wellness retreats · health spas
pesthouseshealth spas
Facilities offering therapeutic treatments
palaces · sanctuaries · havens · resorts · retreats
pesthouseshospitals
Institutions treating the sick
infirmaries · hospices · medical centers · treatment facilities · nursing homes