quarantine ward
Infectious patient section
A quarantine ward is a section of a hospital or medical facility where patients with contagious diseases are isolated to prevent spread of infection.
The term combines quarantine—separation of the potentially infectious—with ward, a hospital unit.
The entire floor was converted to a quarantine ward during the outbreak.
- isolationComplete separation from others
- negative pressurePressure below ambient levels
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- contact tracingTracking disease spread connections
- patient zeroFirst documented infection
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isolation vs. integration
quarantine wardgeneral admission
common area · general population · waiting room · reception area
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