The phrase "arrest the spread" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to controlling or stopping the dissemination of something, such as a disease or information.
Example: "The health officials are working tirelessly to arrest the spread of the virus in the community."
Alternatives: "halt the spread" or "curb the spread".
He was anxious to arrest the spread of means-tested top-up help for pensioners, which discourages private retirement saving.
Its immediate purpose was to arrest the spread of slavery and, as he put it, to unseat the "privileged class" — Southern slaveholders, who still dominated the government.
"This is a large-scale exercise," said Lily Yam, the secretary for the environment and food, "but we feel that early and determined action is necessary to arrest the spread of the influenza".
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Compared with projected spending on pensioners in 2010, on the other hand, the additional cost would be just 0.1% of GDP: £1.5 billion in today's money or 0.5p on the basic rate of income tax.Lord Turner insists that restoring the earnings link, despite its cost, is vital in order to arrest the spread of means-testing which discourages saving.
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Nevertheless, after a median treatment of 10 months, 18 patients improved substantially on the drug, and it arrested the spread of cancer in 11 others.
The treatment had a significant impact on arresting the spread of vitiligo, improving the total spreading score from 2.7 to -1.1, a 3.9 point difference (P =< 0.001).
Infection control measures such as proper hand hygiene and surveillance cultures may help in arresting the spread of MRSA in the hospital setting.
In a double blind randomized trial conducted in India, Parsad et al reported that 40 mg of Ginkgo biloba three times per day for 6 months arrested the spread of vitiligo in 20 out of 25 participants in the active group, and induced marked (75% or greater) repigmentation in 10 of those participants.
The highest priority now is to arrest the alarming spread of the disease.
