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n. - Any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin; Viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane.

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  • Sorry, but anyone who doesn't take North Korea as serious as herpes is just asking for it.
  • Without those, dysuria could be anything, and herpes is right up there at the top of the list.
  • It is caused by a virus called herpes simplex, of which there are two types, i.e. types 1 and 2.
  • Men were most likely to be affected, with increases in herpes, syphilis, gonorrhoea and genital warts.
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