The Emergence Machine

Quarantine

process · Medicine · Level 8 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Isolation of individuals exposed to a disease to prevent transmission to others during the incubation period, allowing the disease to run its course without spreading.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “quarantine” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
quarantine
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0QuarantineIsolationContagionGroupDiseaseGoalCausalityCellSystem… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesQuarantineL8SystemL3DiseaseL5ContagionL6IsolationL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    quarantine requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Disease L5 (requires)
    Isolation of individuals exposed to a contagious disease to prevent transmission to others during the incubation period, allowing the disease to run its course without spreading.
  • Contagion L6 (requires)
    Understanding contagion is essential for grasping the purpose of isolating individuals exposed to a contagious disease.
  • Isolation L7 (requires)
    Isolation of individuals exposed to a contagious disease to prevent transmission to others during the incubation period, allowing the disease to run its course without spreading.