Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun herpes

2 senses of herpes

Sense 1
herpes -- (viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane)
       => infectious disease -- (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

Sense 2
herpes, herpes virus -- (any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin)
       => animal virus -- (an animal pathogen that is a virus)