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rickettsial disease vs spotted fever

spotted fever vs rickettsial disease

rickettsial disease and spotted fever both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rickettsial disease Yes No No No
spotted fever Yes No No No
As nouns, spotted fever is a hyponym of rickettsial disease; that is, spotted fever is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rickettsial disease:
  • rickettsial disease: infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria
  • spotted fever: any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
Other hyponyms of rickettsial disease include typhus, typhus fever, Q fever, rickettsialpox, trench fever, scrub typhus, tsutsugamushi disease.
rickettsial disease (noun) spotted fever (noun)
infectious disease caused by ticks or mites or body lice infected with rickettsial bacteria any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
Difference between rickettsial disease and spotted fever

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