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epidemic disease vs infectious disease

infectious disease vs epidemic disease

epidemic disease and infectious disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
epidemic disease Yes No No No
infectious disease Yes No No No
As nouns, infectious disease is a hypernym of epidemic disease; that is, infectious disease is a word with a broader meaning than epidemic disease:
  • epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people
  • infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
epidemic disease (noun) infectious disease (noun)
any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Difference between epidemic disease and infectious disease

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