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contagion vs influenza

influenza vs contagion

contagion and influenza both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contagion Yes No No No
influenza Yes No No No
As nouns, influenza is a hyponym of contagion; that is, influenza is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contagion:
  • contagion: any disease easily transmitted by contact
  • influenza: an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
contagion (noun) influenza (noun)
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
any disease easily transmitted by contact
Difference between contagion and influenza

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