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ring containment
DEFINITIONS OF:
ring containment
1
n
a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them
“
ring containment
is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic”
Type of:
containment
the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
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