herpes

n. disease caused by herpesvirus

The term herpes generally refers to a sexually-transmitted, double-stranded DNA virus, called herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2 (also known as human herpesvirus 2, or HHV2). This virus is closely related to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1 or HHV1), which is the cause of common nonsexually-transmitted cold sores. These two viruses are among the eight members of the herpes virus family to infect humans, causing a variety of illnesses ranging from cold sores to brain infection (encephalitis) to chickenpox to various cancers.
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Herpes /her·pes/ any inflammatory skin disease marked by the formation of small vesicles in clusters; the term is usually restricted to such [more]Herpes - Community and Resources

Noun
1. viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
(hypernym) infectious disease
(hyponym) herpes simplex
2. any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
(synonym) herpes virus
(hypernym) animal virus
(hyponym) herpes simplex, herpes simplex virus

n. herpes, disease caused by herpesvirus