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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. Talk:Herpes gladiatorum - Wikipedia

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    The whole "Herpes gladiatorum" is not a new or different virus. It is just a name used to avoid calling the aliment what it is: HSV1 and HSV2 via direct skin contact. The name was probably made up to avoid the stigma of "Genital Herpes" which is exactly what it is.

  5. 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

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

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    Herpes gladiatorum, one of the most infectious forms of the disease, is spread through skin contact and saliva. Although the disease can be treated, once a person is infected it says in their ...

  7. Epidemiology of herpes simplex - Wikipedia

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    HSV-1 causes 66.3% of genital herpes in the Tel Aviv area. [35] Syria— Genital herpes infection from HSV-2 is predicted to be low in Syria although HSV-1 levels are high. HSV-1 infections is common (95%) among healthy Syrians over the age of 30, while HSV-2 prevalence is low in healthy individuals (0.15%), and persons infected with other ...

  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. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Từ điển bách khoa Việt Nam (lit: Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Vietnam) is a state-sponsored Vietnamese-language encyclopedia that was first published in 1995. It has four volumes consisting of 40,000 entries, the final of which was published in 2005. [1] The encyclopedia was republished in 2011.