Synonyms for herpes
ˈhɜr pizher·pes

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1. herpesnoun

   Synonyms:
   herpes simplex

2. herpesnoun

   A viral infection, caused by the Herpes simplex virus, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes or on the genitals.

   Synonyms:
   herpes simplex

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. herpesnoun

   viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane

   Synonyms:
   herpes virus

2. herpes, herpes virusnoun

   any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

   Synonyms:
   herpes virus

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1. • Animal Virus
   • Infectious Disease

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1. Abdool Karim:

   We've had a mixed bag of results in trying to get women to use tenofovir gel for HIV protection, the main concern has been many of these young individuals who are at highest risk for herpes and HIV don't actually consider themselves at risk. They don't appreciate their risk. It's the same for alcohol consumption, dangerous driving or smoking or any of these things.

2. Ingrid Weir:

   I was thinking about picking up kayaking, but I didn't want anyone to think I had herpes.

3. John Brooks:

   In some cases, it has produced anal or genital lesions that look like other diseases like herpes or chickenpox or syphilis.

4. Ben Hatta:

   As soon as the medical tests came back, you ’d see that herpes was the biggest thing, and sometimes you ’d be the first person to tell a contestant that they had herpes. You ’d be like, ‘ Uh, you should call your doctor. ’ Why ? ‘ We’re not going to be able to have you on our show, but you should call your doctor. ’.

5. Julianna Schantz-Dunn:

   You may feel some itching or painful urination, but the symptoms may not be as severe as you’d think, i’ve seen people try to treat herpes with a topical yeast medication—and that doesn’t do much.