What is Herpes?
What is Herpes?
- Herpes: Virus with one subtype causing cold sores and another causing genital herpes.
- Herpes: infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes.
Source - Diseases Database
- Herpes: viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Herpes: Introduction
Types of Herpes:
Types of Herpes:
Broader types of Herpes:
How serious is Herpes?
Complications of Herpes:
see complications of Herpes
What causes Herpes?
Causes of Herpes: see causes of Herpes
Risk factors for Herpes:
see
risk factors for Herpes
What are the symptoms of Herpes?
Symptoms of Herpes:
see symptoms of Herpes
Complications of Herpes:
see complications of Herpes
Can anyone else get Herpes?
Contagion of Herpes: Spread by direct contact, or sexually; different types of herpes have different contagion.
More information:
see contagiousness of Herpes
Herpes: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Herpes.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Herpes.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Herpes:
see treatments for Herpes
Prevention of Herpes:
see prevention of Herpes
Research for Herpes:
see research for Herpes
Organs Affected by Herpes:
Organs and body systems related to Herpes include:
Name and Aliases of Herpes
Main name of condition: Herpes
Class of Condition for Herpes: viral
Other names or spellings for Herpes:
Herpes virus, herpes simplex virus, HSV
Herpes virus 1, Herpesvirus 1, human
Source - Diseases Database
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