Yet Another Reason not to Wrestle

No, I'm not talking about the parade of stereotypes that draws in adolescent white males every year to the strange sport of wrestling. I wish it were that simple.

You can read this article by clicking on this sentence, or you can just help yourself to my own humorous musings over this story.

Apparently, high school wrestling in Minnesota has been canceled because of an outbreak of - and I kid you not - a type of herpes called Herpes Gladiatorum" among male wrestlers.

-- commonly known as mat herpes because wrestlers are particularly susceptible -- is caused by contact with the same common herpes simplex virus that produces cold sores.

A rash on the face or upper body is sometimes accompanied by itchiness, fever and sore throat, and it can cause blindness if it reaches the eyes. Some victims suffer recurring bouts throughout their lives.

A spokeswoman for the American College of Sports Medicine said it was putting together a public education campaign about how to spot and contain outbreaks.Herpes gladiatorum -- commonly known as mat herpes because wrestlers are particularly susceptible -- is caused by contact with the same common herpes simplex virus that produces cold sores.

A rash on the face or upper body is sometimes accompanied by itchiness, fever and sore throat, and it can cause blindness if it reaches the eyes. Some victims suffer recurring bouts throughout their lives.

A spokeswoman for the American College of Sports Medicine said it was putting together a public education campaign about how to spot and contain outbreaks.

Okay, so it's not a sexual type of herpes, so I'm partially saddened, but, hey, at least it's a trifle bit more hilarious than the bombs in Boston, eh?