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rickettsiosis vs infectious disease

infectious disease vs rickettsiosis

rickettsiosis and infectious disease both are nouns.

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

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