A sudden flare up of seasonal influenza has occurred in a long-term care facility.What term is used to describe this development?

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An outbreak is a sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease in a particular time and place, which is exactly what is happening in this scenario. A pandemic refers to a global outbreak of a disease, an epidemic is a sudden increase in cases in a specific geographic area, and interpandemic refers to the time period between pandemics.

A Sudden Flare Up of Seasonal Influenza Has Occurred in a Long-Term