ring containment
- noun
- /rɪŋ kənˈteɪnmənt/
- Specialized
:
contención por anillos
- Ring containment was credited with stopping several smallpox outbreaks in the 20th century.
Examples
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The public health team quickly implemented ring containment after the case of suspected exposure was discovered.
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Modern strategies against bioterrorism often rely on ring containment to prevent widespread infection.
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The health department implemented ring containment during the outbreak.
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Have you heard about the ring containment strategy?
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Ring containment was credited with stopping several smallpox outbreaks in the 20th century.
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Modern strategies against bioterrorism often rely on ring containment to prevent widespread infection.
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The public health team quickly implemented ring containment after the case of suspected exposure was discovered.
Synonyms
Vaccinating people who were close to someone who had the disease to stop it spreading
How Targeted
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'ring' (to form a circle or enclose) + 'containment' (measures to stop or limit spread) yields a containment strategy that surrounds cases or contacts. Although the phrase is technical in epidemiology, its components compose transparently, so a learner who knows both words can infer the basic idea.
Etymology
Ring containment comes from the image of drawing a ring around sick people and their contacts so the disease is kept in the circle, which is the idea of containment. That's why it means 'a method of stopping an outbreak by vaccinating only people who had contact with the sick person and those close to them'.