Isolation bay
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An isolation bay, or quarantine, is an area on a starship, starbase or other vessel or facility where medical officials quarantine a person or people with communicable diseases to prevent their spread among uninfected people.
In 2372, the USS Cantabrian's isolation bays, located on deck 4, were severely damaged in battle with the Myhr'an. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: "Catalyst, Part One") When Captain Noel Turner was infected with Caldean Acute Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (CACS) a few weeks later, he could not be transported back to the Cantabrian due to the isolation bays being damaged. (Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions: "Isolation")
- Isolation bays were used aboard the Cantabrian and other starships as a last ditch effort to keep highly infectious patients aboard the ship but away from healthy people. CACS appeared to be a disease that could not be quarantined with a quarantine field and/or styrolite.
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- Quarantine article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Quarantine article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
