herpes virus(n = noun.animal) herpes - any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin;
is a kind of animal virus
has particulars: herpes simplex, herpes simplex virus, herpes zoster, herpes zoster virus, ebv, epstein-barr virus, cmv, cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster virus

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