infestation vs trichinosis

trichinosis vs infestation

infestation and trichinosis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
infestation	Yes	No	No	No
trichinosis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trichinosis is a hyponym of infestation; that is, trichinosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than infestation:

infestation: the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
trichinosis: infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted

Other hyponyms of infestation include fascioliasis, fasciolosis, fasciolopsiasis, dracunculiasis, Guinea worm, Guinea worm disease, enterobiasis, bilharzia, bilharziasis, schistosomiasis, myositis trichinosa, trichiniasis, acariasis, acaridiasis, acariosis, ascariasis, coccidiosis, echinococcosis, hydatid disease, hydatidosis, helminthiasis, myiasis, onchocerciasis, river blindness, opisthorchiasis, lousiness, pediculosis, trombiculiasis, trichuriasis.

infestation (noun)	trichinosis (noun)
a swarm of insects that attack plants	infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites

Difference between infestation and trichinosis

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