Communicable disease and Infectious disease

Communicable disease noun - A disease that can be communicated from one person to another.

Infectious disease and communicable disease are semantically related in contagion topic. In some cases you can use "Infectious disease" instead a noun phrase "Communicable disease".

Infectious disease noun - A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact.

Communicable disease and infectious disease are semantically related in contagion topic. You can use "Communicable disease" instead a noun phrase "Infectious disease".