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herpes

[hur-peez] / ˈhɜr piz /




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The vaccine protects against herpes zoster, a condition that causes a painful rash and can sometimes lead to long-lasting nerve pain.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Additionally, the Safari Park has done extensive examination into the endotheliotropic herpes virus.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

These shoot a virus such as herpes into tumors, causing them to self-destruct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

"It's time for New Zealand to become the best place in the world to have herpes."

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Iron in solution, and some bitter extract, as in the form of ink, will cure one kind of herpes called the ringworm.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus




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