herpes

DEFINITIONS OF: herpes

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; herpes simplex
an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes; herpes zoster, shingles, zoster
eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia; cold sore, fever blister, herpes labialis, oral herpes
caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1); genital herpes, herpes genitalis
an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area

Type of:: infectious disease
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; herpes simplex, herpes simplex virus
a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system; herpes zoster, herpes zoster virus
a herpes virus that causes shingles; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus
the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China; CMV, cytomegalovirus
any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems; varicella zoster virus
the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox; HS1, HSV-1, HSV-I, herpes simplex 1
a herpes virus that causes oral herpes; HS2, HSV-2, HSV-II, herpes simplex 2
a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes; herpes varicella zoster, herpes varicella zoster virus
a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles

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