Difference between Infection and Contagion

What is the difference between Infection and Contagion?

Infection as a noun is the act or process of infecting. while Contagion as a noun is a disease spread by contact

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act or process of infecting. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

Example sentence: I finally demonstrated that typhus infection is not hereditary in the louse.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A disease spread by contactThe spread or transmission of such a diseaseThe spread of anything harmful, as if it were such a disease

Example sentence: War is a contagion.

We hope you now know whether to use Infection or Contagion in your sentence.