Outbreak vs Infection - What's the difference?
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An eruption, sudden appearance
A sudden increase.
An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.
(uncountable) A geological layer that breaks out
To burst out
To break forth
(pathology) The act or process of infecting.
An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
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Outbreak is a related term of infection.
As nouns the difference between outbreak and infection
is that outbreak is an eruption, sudden appearance while infection is (pathology) the act or process of infecting.As a verb outbreak
is to burst out.outbreak
English
Noun
(wikipedia outbreak) (en noun)- ''Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic
- There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school.
- There has been an outbreak of broken windows in the street.
Synonyms
* outburst * tumultAntonyms
* (l)Verb
See also
* breakoutAnagrams
* *infection
English
(wikipedia infection)Noun
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