| ICD10 = , , , | ICD9 = , , , , | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = med |eMedicineTopic = 1006 | MeshID = D006561 |}}The term herpes is used colloquially in English to refer to a (usually) sexually transmitted, double-stranded DNA virus called herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2 (also known as human herpesvirus 2, or HHV2). This virus is closely related to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1 or HHV1), which is the cause of com