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• HERPES (from the Gr. 'paety, to creep)

HERPES (from the Gr. 'paety, to creep)  , an inflammation of the true skin resulting from a See also:

• LESION (through Fr. from Lat. laesio, injury, laedere, to hurt)

lesion of the underlying See also:

• NERVE (Lat. nervus, Gr. vevpov, a bowstring)

nerve or its ganglion, attended with the formation of isolated or grouped vesicles of various sizes upon a reddened See also:

• BASE

base . They contain a clear fluid, and either rupture or dry up . Two well-marked varieties of See also:

• HERPES (from the Gr. 'paety, to creep)

herpes are frequently met with . (a) In herpes labialis et nasalis the eruption occurs about the lips and See also:

• NOSE (O.Eng. nosu, cf. Dutch neus, Swed. nos, snout; the Aix in Provence. Both at Aix and at Lyons he acquired great connexion with O.Eng. nasu is obscure, cf. Ger. Nase, Lat. pares, distinction by his labours during outbreaks of the plague. In nostrils,

nose . It is seen in cases of certain acute febrile ailments, such as fevers, inflammation of the lungs or even in a severe See also:

• COLD (in O. Eng. cald and ceald, a word coming ultimately from a root cognate with the Lat. gelu, gelidus, and common in the Teutonic languages, which usually have two distinct forms for the substantive and the adjective, cf. Ger. Kolte, kalt, Dutch koude

cold . It soon passes off . (b) In the herpes zoster, zona or " shingles " the eruption occurs in the course of one or more cutaneous nerves, often on one See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of the See also:

• TRUNK (Fr. tronc, Lat. truncus, cut off, maimed)

trunk, but it may be on the See also:

• FACE (from Lat. fades, derived either from facere, to make, or from a root fa-, meaning " appear "; cf. Gr. cbatvstv)

face, limbs or other parts . It may occur at any See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age, but is probably more frequently met with in elderly See also:

• PEOPLE

people . The See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance of the eruption is usually preceded by severe stinging neuralgic pains for several days, and, not only during the continuance of the herpetic spots, but See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long after they have dried up and-disappeared, these pains sometimes continue and give rise to See also:

• GREAT

great suffering . The disease seldom recurs . The most that can be done for its See also:

• RELIEF

relief is to protect the parts with See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool or some dusting See also:

• POWDER (through O. Fr. puldre, modern poudre, from Lat. pulvis, pulveris, dust)

powder, while'the See also:

• PAIN (from Lat. poena, Gr. robin, penalty, that which must be paid: O. Fr. peine)
• PAIN, BARRY (1867– )

pain may be allayed by opiates or bromide of See also:

• POTASSIUM [symbol K (from kalium), atomic weight 39.114 0=16)]

potassium . See also:

• QUININE

Quinine internally is often of service .