contagion vs infection

infection vs contagion

contagion and infection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contagion	Yes	No	No	No
infection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, contagion and infection are synonyms defined as:

contagion and infection: the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

As nouns, contagion and infection are synonyms defined as:

contagion and infection: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

Other synonyms of contagion include transmission.

contagion (noun)	infection (noun)
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people	moral corruption or contamination
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted	(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
any disease easily transmitted by contact	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
	(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Difference between contagion and infection

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