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genital herpes

American  

noun

Pathology.
  1. a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.


genital herpes British  

noun

  1. a sexually transmitted disease caused by a variety of the herpes simplex virus in which painful blisters occur in the genital region

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Recently she started using her social media platforms to raise awareness of genital herpes.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Because Burroughs Wellcome Co. had developed a first-of-its-kind treatment for genital herpes, Zovirax, they implemented an aggressive marketing plan that downplayed their drug and instead attached a stigma of shame to having genital herpes.

From Salon Dec. 29, 2022

Tests in mice and guinea pigs showed that this vaccine prevented infection with the virus that causes genital herpes.

From Scientific American Dec. 29, 2021

There is no cure for herpes, but antiviral medicines can help to reduce the severity and duration of outbreaks of both oral and genital herpes.

From New York Times Feb. 9, 2018

For genital herpes, drugs such as acyclovir can reduce the number and duration of the episodes of active viral disease during which patients develop viral lesions in their skins cells.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

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