transmission vs infection

infection vs transmission

transmission and infection both are nouns.

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

As nouns, transmission and infection are synonyms defined as:

transmission and infection: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

Other synonyms of transmission include contagion.

transmission (noun)	infection (noun)
the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted	moral corruption or contamination
the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle	(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
communication by means of transmitted signals	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance	(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 transmission and infection

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