Quarantines: Answers to your questions

U.S. authorities will monitor the health of anyone returning to the U.S. from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa.

Returning travelers will get a thermometer and be asked to report their temperature to health authorities once a day for 21 days, the incubation period for Ebola.

If someone doesn't report, public health staff will track them down. Who has the authority to order isolation or mandatory quarantine for people who are sick or at high risk of contracting Ebola?

Who is in charge of quarantines?

What's involved in a quarantine?