Define and discuss the difference between quarantine and isolation.
Public Health : State Authority and Quarantine
There are two parts to this Assignment:
Part 1: Define and discuss the difference between quarantine and isolation.
Part 2: Many times, quarantine is enacted on a voluntary basis but there have been times in modern history where quarantine has been mandatory.
Review a case of mandatory quarantine/isolation and how the laws were used to enforce it.
Examples include Andrew Speaker and MDR-TB in 2007 or Kaci Hickox and Ebola in 2014.
You may find another case to use but it should be within the last 10-20 years.
Look at these cases from a legal standpoint.
Was enforcement necessary? Was it legal? Were the laws sufficient or not enough in this case? Include references.
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