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infectious disease vs rickettsial disease

rickettsial disease vs infectious disease

infectious disease and rickettsial disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infectious disease Yes No No No
rickettsial disease Yes No No No
As nouns, rickettsial disease is a hyponym of infectious disease; that is, rickettsial 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
  • rickettsial disease: infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
infectious disease (noun) rickettsial disease (noun)
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
Difference between infectious disease and rickettsial disease

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