- herpes - viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane
--1 is a kind of infectious disease
--1 has particulars: herpes simplex; herpes zoster, zoster, shingles- herpes, herpes virus - any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
--2 is a kind of animal virus
--2 has particulars:herpes simplex, herpes simplex virus; herpes zoster, herpes zoster virus; Epstein-Barr virus, EBV; cytomegalovirus, CMV; varicella zoster virus - herpes, herpes virus - any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin