OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34140

herpes

/ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
herpe • herpes
A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.
This, of course, is something only people with that STI would know. For example, herpes is 437737.
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