Herpes

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 190

her'pez, n. {Med.) An eruption of the skin; companied with, itching or tingling, including shingles, ringworm, etc.— HerpetoKogy, -jT, n. Natural history or description of reptiles, including oviparous quadrupeds.