Question

From a historical perspective, is “lock-down” quarantine the most effective way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases? (Yes because....)

Suggested contents:

What historical events could be considered (e.g. black death/plague, ebola, SARS)?

What are the established quarantine measures?

Should “lock-down” quarantine be implemented to control all infectious diseases?

Should “lock-down” quarantine be implemented as early as possible?

The benefits/advantages of “lock-down” quarantine outweigh its harm/disadvantages.

Summary and conclusions

Answer 1

Quarantine is the process of government legislation, to shut down or inhibit the human rights in case of infectious outbreak or any such other conditions.

Lock down Quarantine, is been implemented in many cases where the uncontrollable deaths have occured and the spread of disease is to be restricted to a particular area. This condition is to be implemented in case of severe epidemic and extensive infectious outbreak, but not in all infectious disease outbreaks.

The cases of SAR, plague etc. can be considered to be well manageble through this procedure but not all infectious diseases have capabilities to spread and survive at all climatic measures. Moreover, the factors associated with development should be first evaluated before the lock down is to be implemented.