What is the difference between herpes and shingles?

Herpes is a broader term, often used in dermatology to refer to viral infections. Herpes is divided into herpes simplex and herpes zoster, so herpes is a big name, and herpes zoster is a type of herpes. Herpes simplex virus infection, herpes simplex virus, then clinically divided into a type and two, one of which occurs in the lips, nose and other mucosal sites, two types of mainly occurs in the external genital sites, called genital herpes. And herpes zoster is infected with varicella-herpes zoster virus after the performance of a zoster erythema, showing cluster blisters, often obvious pain. Therefore, the difference is relatively large.