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infectious disease vs AIDS

AIDS vs infectious disease

infectious disease and AIDS both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infectious disease Yes No No No
AIDS Yes No No No
As nouns, AIDS is a hyponym of infectious disease; that is, AIDS is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than infectious disease:
  • infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
  • AIDS: a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
infectious disease (noun) AIDS (noun)
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
Difference between infectious disease and AIDS

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