oral herpes

noun

, Pathology.

1. a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.

Example Sentences

Memories may be supplemented by oral herpes or the Epstein-Barr virus.

From Scientific American

As a result of the assault — which the young men boasted about to peers — she contracted oral herpes.

From Los Angeles Times

One 2014 study found that the virus causing oral herpes has been with the human lineage for 6 million years.

From Washington Post

New genomic analysis has found that oral herpes may have been around since before our split with chimpanzees happened about 6 million years ago.

From Washington Post

The main virus that worries the city is oral herpes, which is present in some 70 percent of the city’s adult population and can cause fatal infections in babies.

From New York Times