Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.
Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.
- This example helps to explain the COVID-19 incubation period.
Find more resources for COVID-19 on the DHS WI and CDC websites.
Click here to learn about Next Steps: after you are diagnosed with COVID-19
Click here to learn more about notifying your close contacts of exposure
Click here to learn about Next Steps: close contacts of someone with COVID-19