schistosomiasis vs infection

infection vs schistosomiasis

schistosomiasis and infection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
schistosomiasis	Yes	No	No	No
infection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, infection is a hypernym of schistosomiasis; that is, infection is a word with a broader meaning than schistosomiasis:

schistosomiasis: an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Other hypernyms of schistosomiasis include infestation.

schistosomiasis (noun)	infection (noun)
an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected	moral corruption or contamination
	(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
	(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Difference between schistosomiasis and infection

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