From the Black Death to covid-19: The history of quarantines

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Quarantine through the years: Until Proven Safe is the intriguing history of quarantines to stem the spread of illnesses, from the Black Death to covid-19. Journalists Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley look at how humans have approached isolation through the years, from lazarettos for maritime travelers to the futuristic quarantine centers being drawn up today, and why the phenomenon, which although we’ve all been recently well acquainted with, remains (understandably) widely feared. The book explores some of the tools created and utilized throughout history, some of which hit very close to home, such as medieval beaked masks and early forms of contact teaching and health passports. It also explores the rationale behind quarantine: “There might be something dangerous inside you — something contagious — on the verge of breaking [away].”