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  2. Herpes gladiatorum - Wikipedia

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    Herpes gladiatorum is transmitted by direct contact with skin lesions caused by a herpes simplex virus. [1] This is the main reason why the condition is often found in wrestlers. It is believed that the virus may be transmitted through infected wrestlers' mats, but this is still subject of research since the virus cannot live long enough ...

  3. Infectious diseases (athletes) - Wikipedia

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    In non-epidemic circumstances, herpes gladiatorum affects about 3% of high school wrestlers and 8% of collegiate wrestlers. There is the potential for prevention of infection, or at least containment, with antiviral agents which are effective in reducing the spread to other athletes when given to those who are herpes positive, or who have ...

  4. High school wrestler diagnosed with highly contagious 'mat ...

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    Blake Flovin, 17, believes he contracted herpes gladiatorum, or "mat herpes," during a recent meet. Herpes gladiatorum , one of the most infectious forms of the disease, is spread through skin ...

  5. Epidemiology of herpes simplex - Wikipedia

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    The absence of antibodies from a prior oral HSV-1 infection leaves these individuals susceptible to herpes whitlow, herpes gladiatorum, and HSV-1 genital infection. Primary genital infection brings with it the risk of vertical transmission to the neonate, and is highest if the mother contracts a primary infection during the third trimester of ...

  6. Category:Virus-related cutaneous conditions - Wikipedia

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    Genital herpes; Herpes gladiatorum; Herpes progenitalis; Herpes; Herpes zoster oticus; Herpetic whitlow; HIV-associated pruritus; Human betaherpesvirus 5; Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 infection; Human tanapox

  7. You probably have herpes, the WHO says - AOL

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    More than 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 suffer from the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), usually after catching it in childhood.

  8. Herpes - Wikipedia

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    Herpes simplex, often known simply as herpes, is a viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. [5] Herpes infections are categorized by the area of the body that is infected. The two major types of herpes are oral herpes and genital herpes, though other forms also exist. Oral herpes involves the face or mouth.

  9. Herpesviridae - Wikipedia

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    Oral and/or genital herpes, herpetic gingivostomatitis, pharyngitis, eczema herpeticum, herpetic whitlow, herpes simplex keratitis, erythema multiforme, encephalitis, as well as other herpes simplex infections: Neuron (sensory ganglia) Close contact (oral or sexually transmitted infection) HHV-2: Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) α: Mucoepithelial

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