contagion vs sexually transmitted disease

sexually transmitted disease vs contagion

contagion and sexually transmitted disease both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contagion	Yes	No	No	No
sexually transmitted disease	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sexually transmitted disease is a hyponym of contagion; that is, sexually transmitted disease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contagion:

contagion: any disease easily transmitted by contact
sexually transmitted disease: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

Other hyponyms of contagion include flu, grippe, influenza, measles, morbilli, rubeola, diphtheria, scarlatina, scarlet fever, pox, trench mouth, Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection, Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse, coronavirus disease.

contagion (noun)	sexually transmitted disease (noun)
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people	a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
any disease easily transmitted by contact

Difference between contagion and sexually transmitted disease

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