infection vs transmission

transmission vs infection

infection and transmission both are nouns.

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

As nouns, infection and transmission are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of infection include contagion.

infection (noun)	transmission (noun)
moral corruption or contamination	the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure	the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people	communication by means of transmitted signals
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted	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	the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
(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 infection and transmission

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