Medicine in philately: History of Quarantine

This article provides an overview through philately on the history of the quarantine ap-plications which dominate the whole world nowadays because of the COVID-19 pandemic.In this review article, the History of Quarantine is enriched with philatelic examples and tried to explain.Quarantine is defined as the isolation of animals, people, or land to prevent the spread of diseases or pests. It is different from medical isolation, which is for people who have been infected with the disease. The word “quarantine” comes from quarantine, Italian language meaning “40 days”. This is because of the 40-day isolation of ships and people practiced as a measure of disease prevention related to the plague. This practice was named “Quaranta” in the Republic of Venice, whose economy is based on trade, by keeping the ships coming to the city in the sea for 40 days off the city, so that the capital Venice will not be infected with epidemics.People’s efforts to take precautions against a possible pandemic risk are a practice that has been going on for ages. Quarantine, which is among the measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, includes measures taken by avoiding contact with humans and animals in suspected cases exposed to infectious diseases for a period equal to the longest incubation period of the disease. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Bu makale, filateli yoluyla COVID-19 pandemisi ile birlikte tum dunyayi etkisi altina alan karantina uygulamalarinin tarihi surecine genel bir bakis sunmayi hedeflemektedir.Bu derleme yazisinda Karantina Tarihi filatelik ornekler ile zenginlestirilerek anlatilmaya calisilmistir.Karantina hastaliklarin veya zararlilarin yayilmasini onlemek icin hayvanlarin, insanlarin veya bir arazinin izole edilmesi olarak tanimlanmaktadir. Hastalikla enfekte olmus insanlar icin olan tibbi izolasyondan farklidir. “Karantina” kelimesi, Italyanca “kirk gun” anlamina gelen karantinadan gelmektedir. Bunun nedeni, veba ile ilgili hastaliklari onlemenin bir olcusu olarak uygulanan gemilerin ve insanlarin 40 gunluk tecrit edilmesidir. Bu uygulama ekonomisi ticarete dayanan Venedik Cumhuriyetinde, baskent Venedik’e salgin hastalik bulasmasin diye kente gelen gemilerin 40 gun sehir aciklarinda denizde bekletilmesi ile “Quaranta” adini almistir.Insanlarin muhtemel bir salgin riskine karsi onlem alma cabalari ve karantina uygulamalari caglar boyu devam etmis bir uygulama olarak karsimiza cikmaktadir. Bulasici hastaliklarin yayilmasini onlemeye yonelik onlemler arasinda yer alan karantina, hastaligin en uzun kulucka donemine esit bir sure boyunca bulasici hastaliga maruz kalan supheli vakalarda insan ve hayvanlar ile temastan kacinarak alinan tedbirleri icermektedir. (Turkish) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Turkish Journal of Biochemistry / Turk Biyokimya Dergisi is the property of De Gruyter and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)