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infectious disease vs epidemic disease

epidemic disease vs infectious disease

infectious disease and epidemic disease both are nouns.

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

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