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Nov 30, 2009
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her•pes



Pronunciation: (hûr'pēz), [key]
n. Pathol.
1. any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes. Cf. chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
2. herpesvirus.

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herpanginaherpes simplex
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