Difference between Isolation and Quarantine :
- Normally, the process of isolation is adopted when a person becomes infected with an infectious disease. In this process, the infected person is isolated from other non-infected people so that the infection cannot be transferred from person to person. At the same time, the process of quarantine is adopted when there is a possibility of a group or community is infected.
- The work of isolation is possible only in places equipped with health equipment such as hospitals, medical centers, medical colleges, etc. Whereas the process of quarantine can be adopted temporarily in places equipped with limited health equipment. A person can also home-quarantine himself, that is, limit his activities to only one room of his house.
- Where the purpose of isolation is to make the infected person completely free from infection, the purpose of quarantine is to monitor the group or community at risk of infection.
- According to the World Health Organization in the context of the coronavirus, there is no fixed period for isolation as it works till the person is completely infection free. Whereas the period of quarantine has been fixed at 14 days.
| Isolation | Quarantine |
|---|---|
| The process of isolation is adopted when a person becomes infected with an infectious disease. | The process of quarantine is adopted when there is a possibility of a group or community is infected. |
| The work of isolation is possible only in places equipped with health equipment such as hospitals, medical centers, medical colleges, etc. | Whereas the process of quarantine can be adopted temporarily in places equipped with limited health equipment. like home-quarantine |
| The purpose of isolation is to make the infected person completely free from infection. | The purpose of quarantine is to monitor the group or community at risk of infection. |
| There is no fixed period for isolation as it works till the person is completely infection free. | The period of quarantine has been fixed at 14 days. |