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Herpes
Herpes Her"pes, n. [L., fr. Gr. "e`rphs, fr. "e`rpein to
creep.] (Med.)
An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to
its form, or the part affected; especially, an eruption of
vesicles in small distinct clusters, accompanied with itching
or tingling, including shingles, ringworm, and the like; --
so called from its tendency to creep or spread from one part
of the skin to another.
Meaning of Herpes from wikipedia
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Herpes simplex,
often known simply as
herpes, is a
viral infection caused by the
herpes simplex virus.
Herpes infections are
categorized by the area of...
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Herpes simplex virus 1 (cold sores) and 2 (genital
herpes) (HSV-1 and HSV-2), also
known by
their taxonomic names Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and
Human alphaherpesvirus...
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Genital herpes is a
herpes infection of the
genitals caused by the
herpes simplex virus (HSV). Most
people either have no or mild
symptoms and thus do...
- Shingles, also
known as
herpes zoster or zona, is a
viral disease characterized by a
painful skin rash with
blisters in a
localized area.
Typically the...
- A cold sore is a type of
herpes infection caused by the
herpes simplex virus that
affects primarily the lip.
Symptoms typically include a
burning pain...
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Herpes is a disease.
Herpes may also
refer to:
Genital herpes, a
genital infection Herpes zoster, a
disease better known as
shingles Herpes labialis,...
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known herpes viruses that can
infect humans. It
causes chickenpox (varicella)
commonly affecting children and
young adults, and
shingles (
herpes zoster)...
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Herpes virus may
refer to: Any
member of the
large family of DNA
viruses known as
Herpesviridae Human herpesviruses, nine
types of
herpesviruses that can...
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presentation during the
first ("primary")
herpes simplex infection. It is of
greater severity than
herpes labialis (cold sores)
which is
often the subsequent...
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Herpes gladiatorum is one of the most
infectious of
herpes-caused diseases, and is
transmissible by skin-to-skin contact. The
disease was
first described...
