▁" Str ess ors ▁included ▁longer ▁quar antine ▁duration , ▁in fection ▁fear s , ▁fr ustration , ▁b ored om , ▁in ade qu ate ▁supplies , ▁in ade qu ate ▁information , ▁financial ▁loss , ▁and ▁st igma . ▁Some ▁research ers ▁have ▁suggested ▁long - last ing ▁effects . ▁In ▁situations ▁where ▁quar antine ▁is ▁de emed ▁necessary , ▁officials ▁should ▁quar antine ▁individuals ▁for ▁no ▁longer ▁than ▁required , ▁provide ▁clear ▁r ationale ▁for ▁quar antine ▁and ▁information ▁about ▁protocol s , ▁and ▁ensure ▁sufficient ▁supplies ▁are ▁provided . ▁App e als ▁to ▁al tr u ism ▁by ▁rem inding ▁the ▁public ▁about ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁quar antine ▁to ▁wider ▁society ▁can ▁be ▁fav ou rable ." ▁ ▁Short - term ▁quar ant ines , ▁e . g . ▁for ▁de cont am ination ▁Qu ar antine ▁periods ▁can ▁be ▁very ▁short , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁sus pected ▁anth ra x ▁attack , ▁in ▁which ▁people ▁are ▁allowed ▁to ▁leave ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁they ▁shed ▁their ▁potentially ▁cont amin ated ▁gar ments ▁and ▁under go ▁a ▁de cont am ination ▁show er . ▁For ▁example , ▁an ▁article ▁entitled ▁" D aily ▁News ▁workers ▁quar ant ined " ▁describes ▁a ▁brief ▁quar antine ▁that ▁last ed ▁until ▁people ▁could ▁be ▁show ered ▁in ▁a ▁de cont am ination ▁tent . ▁ ▁The ▁February / M arch ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁issue ▁of ▁Haz Mat ▁Magazine ▁suggests ▁that ▁people ▁be ▁" locked ▁in ▁a ▁room