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COLOCAR QUARENTENA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-11-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
- Human Diseases - Various
- Protection of Life
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quarantine
1, record 1, English, quarantine
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For contacts of laboratory-confirmed cases WHO [World Health Organization] recommends that such persons be quarantined for 14 days from the last time they were exposed to a COVID-19 patient. 2, record 1, English, - quarantine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Sécurité des personnes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mettre en quarantaine
1, record 1, French, mettre%20en%20quarantaine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- placer en quarantaine 2, record 1, French, placer%20en%20quarantaine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'OMS [Organisation mondiale de la Santé] recommande de placer en quarantaine les contacts de cas confirmés en laboratoire pendant 14 jours à compter de la dernière fois où ils ont été exposés à un patient atteint de la COVID-19. 3, record 1, French, - mettre%20en%20quarantaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidemiología
- Enfermedades humanas varias
- Protección de las personas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuarentenar
1, record 1, Spanish, cuarentenar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cuarentenear 1, record 1, Spanish, cuarentenear
correct
- poner en cuarentena 1, record 1, Spanish, poner%20en%20cuarentena
correct
- someter a cuarentena 2, record 1, Spanish, someter%20a%20cuarentena
correct
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuarentenar; cuarentenear: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el verbo "cuarentenar" y la variante "cuarentenear" son válidos para referirse a la acción de "poner en cuarentena". 1, record 1, Spanish, - cuarentenar
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