anthrax vs disease

anthrax and disease both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anthrax	Yes	No	No	No
disease	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, disease is a hypernym of anthrax; that is, disease is a word with a broader meaning than anthrax:

anthrax: a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
disease: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

anthrax (noun)	disease (noun)
a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people	an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia