quarantining
Keeping contagion contained
Quarantining is isolating someone or something to prevent the spread of disease or contamination.
People quarantine after exposure to illness; animals quarantine before entering new countries.
The term extends to digital contexts: The software is quarantining the infected file.
Figuratively, anything isolated or set apart may be described as quarantined.
Enforced restriction on movement
- segregationForced separation by group
- detentionTemporary official holding
- restrictionLimit on action
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
enclosure · cordon · solitary · internment · custody · barricade · boundaries · curfew
Cleaning to remove pathogens
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- maskFace-worn concealment
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
- distancingCreating space or separation
screening · hygiene · sterilization · PPE · testing · monitoring · surveillance · guidelines
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
outbreak · pathogen · transmission · incubation · symptoms · exposure · contamination · infectious
Protected from harm
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- healingRestoration of health
rehabilitation · antibodies · clearance · recovery · wellness · restoration · therapy · monitoring
State of lacking companions
- solitudeState of being alone
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
- withdrawalAct of taking away
alienation · estrangement · detachment · restlessness · depression · monotony · disconnection · stress
lockdown
Enforced restriction on movement
- segregationForced separation by group
- detentionTemporary official holding
- restrictionLimit on action
containment · enclosure · cordon · solitary · internment · custody · barricade · boundaries · curfew · restraint
sanitization
Cleaning to remove pathogens
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- maskFace-worn concealment
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
distancing · screening · hygiene · sterilization · PPE · testing · monitoring · surveillance · guidelines · protocols
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
epidemic · outbreak · pathogen · transmission · incubation · symptoms · exposure · contamination · infectious · communicable
immunity
Protected from harm
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
healing · rehabilitation · antibodies · clearance · recovery · wellness · restoration · therapy · monitoring
loneliness
State of lacking companions
- solitudeState of being alone
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
withdrawal · alienation · estrangement · detachment · restlessness · depression · monotony · disconnection · stress · coping
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing
- separatingseparating, detaching, disconnecting, dividing, splitting
- containingcontaining, enclosing, encasing, wrapping, enveloping
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
- dividing thingssplitting, separating, sectioning, slicing, dicing
quarantiningmingling
Casual social interaction
socializing · circulating · congregating · gathering · interacting
quarantiningreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · discharging · liberating · letting out · clearing
quarantiningintegrating
Combining into a whole
including · admitting · incorporating · welcoming · mainstreaming
quarantine, isolation, quarantined, quarantines, sequestration