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Hansen's disease vs infectious disease

infectious disease vs Hansen's disease

Hansen's disease and infectious disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Hansen's disease Yes No No No
infectious disease Yes No No No
As nouns, infectious disease is a hypernym of Hansen's disease; that is, infectious disease is a word with a broader meaning than Hansen's disease:
  • Hansen's disease: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
  • infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Hansen's disease (noun) infectious disease (noun)
chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Difference between Hansen's disease and infectious disease

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