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Leviticus 13:46
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44 he is a leprous man. He is unclean. The priest shall surely pronounce him1 unclean; his sore is on his ahead.  
45 “Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head abare; and he shall bcover his mustache, and cry, c‘Unclean! Unclean!’  
46 He shall be unclean. All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall1 dwell alone; his dwelling shall be aoutside the camp.  

The Law Concerning Leprous Garments

47 “Also, if a garment has a1 leprous plague in it, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment,  
48 whether it is in the warp or woof of linen or wool, whether in leather or in anything made of leather,
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Leviticus 13:46

Notice here that the infected person was to take on mannerisms that warned others of the disease. Torn clothing, covering over his mouth, and the call “Unclean! Unclean!” Now, we don't have to walk around saying, "I have a cold! I have a cold!" but we should treat colds in a similar way. The “Unclean! Unclean!” warning was meant to separate the community from those in quarantine. The infected were expected to live outside the community until they were completely over any contagious symptom.

Excerpted from Quarantine Principles

Leviticus 13:43-46

So we see there the extent of the quarantine, removing a person from society.

Now notice here that the infected person was to take on mannerisms that warned others of the disease, for example, torn clothing, covering over his mouth, and the call, ‘Unclean, Unclean!’, which was meant to separate the community from those in quarantine.

Excerpted from Quarantine Principles (2002)

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