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herpes

/hur-peez/US // ˈhɜr piz //UK // (ˈhɜːpiːz) //

疱疹,疹子,疱症,泡疹

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
    • : herpesvirus.

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Examples

  • Pace also accused Kelly of beating her, choking her, sexually assaulting her and knowingly giving her herpes — a claim prosecutors later backed by calling Kelly’s personal physician to discuss his patient’s history of treatment for herpes.

  • Enveloped viruses such as coronaviruses and herpes viruses encode a structure on their surface that each virus uses to gain entry into a cell.

  • Once infected with a herpes virus, you are infected for life.

  • Add having herpes to the mix, and things can get even more complicated.

  • Shame, fear, confusion, and assumptions about herpes is due to misinformation and a general lack of knowledge.

  • Macaques, a popular exotic pet, carries Herpes B, which has a 70 percent mortality rate on humans, Leahy said.

  • Herpes virus, adenovirus and many others have been studied against a wide variety of cancers; many trials are ongoing.

  • Herpes facialis is often observed in association with colds and febrile and lung diseases.

  • Shingles, shing′glz, n. popular name for the disease Herpes zoster.

  • Herpes of the lips sometimes occurs in the commencement of the disease.

  • Herpes consists of gregarious spreading excoriations, which are succeeded by branny scales or scabs.

  • Herpes has been described in connection with both adult and infantile scurvy.