▁the ▁Cub an ▁Miss ile ▁Cris is ▁as ▁a ▁" qu ar antine " ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁block ade , ▁because ▁a ▁quar antine ▁is ▁a ▁legal ▁act ▁in ▁pe ac etime , ▁whereas ▁a ▁block ade ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁ag gression ▁under ▁the ▁U . N . ▁Char ter . ▁ ▁In ▁computer ▁science , ▁" qu ar ant ining " ▁describes ▁putting ▁files ▁inf ected ▁by ▁computer ▁vir uses ▁into ▁a ▁special ▁directory , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁threat ▁they ▁pose , ▁without ▁irre vers ibly ▁deleting ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁term ▁for ▁quar antine , ▁( la ) ▁cu ar ent ena , ▁refers ▁also ▁to ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁post part um ▁conf in ement ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁new ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁baby ▁are ▁shelter ed ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁world . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁ ▁, ▁a ▁former ▁quar antine ▁station ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁Western ▁Australia ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁– ▁Hard back ▁; ▁paper back ▁▁ ▁Emer ging ▁In fect ious ▁D ise ases ▁– ▁Cont ents , ▁Volume ▁ 1 1 , ▁Number ▁ 2 , ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁Qu ar antine ▁for ▁S AR S , ▁Taiwan , ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁ww wn c . cd c . gov ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁quar antine ▁( from ▁P BS ▁NO VA ) ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Qu ar antine ▁facilities ▁Category : In fect