Herpes

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its form, or the part affected; especially, an eruption of vesicles in small distinct clusters, accompanied with itching or tingling, including shingles, ringworm, and the like;

— so called from its tendency to creep or spread from one part of the skin to another.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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