Herpesvirus has been known to mankind since the time of Ancient Greece. This widespread virus attacks all generations and once it enters the body, it remains in it for the rest of its life. The symptoms caused by this virus can be treated. Medicine has progressed to this day so that there are various types of medications that are applied in different ways. As for humans, the most important for them are eight types of herpesvirus, of which the most common are Herpes simplex type 1 and type 2. As a rule, herpes simplex type 1 causes infections above the waist, i.e. eye infections, oropharyngeal infections and infections of the central nervous system, while Herpes simplex type 2 causes infections below the waist or genital infections, but exceptions are possible. Since all generations can get HSV, it is very important to educate the population as early as possible before it spreads. As part of the paper, a survey was conducted to find out the general knowledge of the population and what their opinions and positions are regarding HSV. The survey was conducted online anonymously, and the respondents were the general population who were not medical professionals or additionally educated by specialists. The survey showed that there is some knowledge about the mentioned issue. It is known who is the cause of herpes and how it is transmitted. The results of the survey showed the attitudes and opinions of the population about herpes and those suffering from this disease. Concerns were also expressed about insufficient education about sexually transmitted diseases and the rapid global spread of the disease. The obtained results were compared with the results of other people's research and certain conclusions were drawn. From the conducted research, we learn that non-medical professionals have a fairly good knowledge of the virus. Herpes is no longer a taboo topic like before, and people no longer hide the fact that they are infected with the virus. As an educator, the nurse has a very important role in the treatment, prevention and prevention of the further spread of the virus. For this reason, great importance is placed on the education of nurses and their further education.