Yes, and (while the concept dates back to much earlier times) the actual term quarantine (quarantena) was actually invented by Venetians for ships, which were a

Yes, and (while the concept dates back to much earlier times) the actual term quarantine (quarantena) was actually invented by Venetians for ships, which were at the time if not the fastest way to spread a virus/disease, particularly those coming from far countries, surely the more probable one (by volume): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine#Medieval_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine#Medieval_Europe