herpes
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Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful rash with blisters that develops when the virus that causes chickenpox, varicella zoster, becomes active again later in life.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
Additionally, the Safari Park has done extensive examination into the endotheliotropic herpes virus.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, resulting in a painful rash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
The campaign, which aimed to destigmatise herpes via a faux tourism advertisement video, was awarded the Grand Prix for Good - a category that seeks to highlight work by non-profit organisations and charities.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025
This appears to have been a term extensively used by old medical authors for any creeping skin disease, being especially applied to that known as the herpes circinatus.
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger