flu outbreak
Contagious illness wave
A flu outbreak is a sudden increase in influenza cases within a specific area or population.
Outbreaks occur when the virus spreads rapidly through communities, often seasonally in winter months.
Health officials declare outbreaks to trigger public health responses: Schools closed during the flu outbreak.
Larger or more widespread events may be called epidemics or pandemics.
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- flu seasonYearly respiratory virus period
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- contagionDisease spread by contact
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- school closuressnow day, school closure, blizzard, winter storm, ice storm
flu outbreakdisease eradication
Permanent global elimination of pathogens
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