In spite of every coaches and manager's effort to keep every practice room and contest area free of communicable skin diseases/disorders, it pops up every once in awhile. Up to now, I have been a disciple of the " hide that stuff and wrestle" philosophy, and thanks to mr. Purple people eater, and Nigel's relating the seriousness of Herpes virus from his conversation with Dr. Schwarting, I will now be much more attentive of any irregularity on my son's skin before practice and contests. It is my responsibility, and my son's, to not be a part of an outbreak if we know that there is a problem evident on his skin. If you look at part one of Richard's post 906, you see that ANY communicable skin disorder is prohibited. That would include a staph infection. I guess I never really thought past how badly my son wants to compete when considering a skin problem. from now on, I will view this problem (should it arise) with the seriousness that it deserves, even if it is a staph infection, I wouldn't want someone to give it to my son if he knew he had it, because he wouldn't be able to wrestle either. Thanks to Purple people eater, Richard Salyer, and Dr. Shwarting through Nigel, for a better view of my responsibilities to others.
