The practice of quarantine—the separation of the diseased from the healthy—has been around a long time. As early as the writing of the Old Testament, for instance, rules existed for isolating ...

Rineia, an ancient Greek island next to Delos and Mykonos, has a unique place in the history of Greece, as it was used as ...

After quarantine, researchers send cuttings of disease-free plants ... Katie Sampeck. She is exploring the full history of cocoa in chocolate which was produced as early as the13th Century. Her ...

It is believed the prolonged quarantine caused cholera to spread to healthy passengers. Official records show that 230,000 people were quarantined on 114 ships. More than 1,000 were infected with ...