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herpes
[ hur-peez ]
noun
- any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes. Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
herpes
/ ˈhɜːpiːz /
noun
- any of several inflammatory diseases of the skin, esp herpes simplex, characterized by the formation of small watery blisters See also genital herpes
herpes
/ hûr′pēz /
- Any of several infections caused by the herpes simplex virus of the genus Simplexvirus or by the varicella-zoster virus, a herpes virus of the genus Varicellavirus. Herpes infections are characterized by painful blisters on the skin or a mucous membrane and are highly contagious. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease. Varicella-zoster infection is also called shingles.
herpes
- A group of related diseases and the viruses that cause them. These diseases are marked by the development of blisterlike sores on the skin or mucous membranes of the body. The herpes virus may invade the mouth region, producing fever blisters or cold sores, or may cause a sexually transmitted disease in which the painful sores appear on the genitals . Chicken pox is another disease caused by a herpes virus.
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Macaques, a popular exotic pet, carries Herpes B, which has a 70 percent mortality rate on humans, Leahy said.
Herpes virus, adenovirus and many others have been studied against a wide variety of cancers; many trials are ongoing.
Herpes facialis is often observed in association with colds and febrile and lung diseases.
Shingles, shing′glz, n. popular name for the disease Herpes zoster.
Herpes of the lips sometimes occurs in the commencement of the disease.
Herpes consists of gregarious spreading excoriations, which are succeeded by branny scales or scabs.
Herpes has been described in connection with both adult and infantile scurvy.
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