herpes

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

herpes simplex herpes virus black death smallpox erysipelas erythema pemphigus tetanus influenza diphtheria measles dermatitis lupus scabies clap
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Hypernyms

infectious disease animal virus

Hyponyms

shingles EBV CMV Epstein-Barr virus herpes simplex zoster

Related terms

herpetology

Phrases with the word

herpes circinatus herpes simplex lesion herpes B virus bovine herpes virus cercopithecine herpes virus equine herpes virus

Anagrams

hesper sphere pesher

Examples

According to the creators of Herpesyl capsules, the herpes virus remains in the body even after getting anti-virus treatments. Source: Internet

Among opportunistic infections, tuberculosis, multidermatomal herpes zoster, esophageal candidiasis, pneumocystosis, acute histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, cytomegalovirus and BK virus were reported with Olumiant. Source: Internet

And herpes simplex virus type 2 is probably not the only pathogen to have been introduced to the American continent as a result of the slave trade. Source: Internet

At January 20 20, there’ve now already been 7,821 supported examples of this Corona-virus (Source: WHO) — but some number of 12,177 scenarios of this herpes virus have been supposed. Source: Internet

According to Dr. Rowe, anyone with a history of genital herpes will have to take an antiviral medication for three days. Source: Internet

BV is a risk factor for viral shedding and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

herpe herpelid herper herpes angina herpes B virus herpes circinatus