favus vs fungal infection

favus and fungal infection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
favus	Yes	No	No	No
fungal infection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fungal infection is a hypernym of favus; that is, fungal infection is a word with a broader meaning than favus:

favus: a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East
fungal infection: an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus

Other hypernyms of favus include mycosis.

favus (noun)	fungal infection (noun)
a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East	an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus