Herpes is a very general concept, clinically it includes two main groups of diseases, one is herpes zoster and the other is herpes simplex. Among herpes simplex, there is genital herpes, which occurs in the genital area and is prone to recurrence, caused by infection with herpes simplex virus type 2, called genital herpes. There is also herpes simplex caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, which occurs in the mucous membrane of the mouth and lips, nasal mucous membrane, etc. Therefore, the difference between herpes and genital herpes is that herpes is a generalized concept and its includes genital herpes, and genital herpes is a clinical disease of herpes.