Infectious disease and Mono

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

Mono and infectious disease are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Mono" with "Infectious disease", this terms are similar.

Mono noun - An acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing.

Infectious disease and mono are semantically related. You can use "Infectious disease" instead a noun "Mono".