HERPES SIMPLEX


Meaning of HERPES SIMPLEX in English

noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, simple herpes Date: 1907 either of two diseases caused by a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 1 and Human herpesvirus 2 of the genus Simplexvirus ) and marked in one case by groups of watery blisters on the skin or mucous membranes (as of the mouth and lips) above the waist and in the other by such blisters on the genitals

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