After reading through all of these posts, I must conclude that this is total insanity. Unfortunately, although preventative measures are taken, it is inherent to the sport that outbreaks occur from time to time. To accuse a coach of knowingly spreading a disease only adds insult to injury. It is equally insulting to question the moral standards of a coach who continues to practice with their wrestlers if they knowingly have HSV in remission. I realize that some would argue that the virus could still be exposed even without an outbreak, but according to the articles posted, it is even more likely that everyone has already been exposed to the virus as a child, wrestler or not. It seems to me that it is totally an over-reaction to recommend that anyone who has the virus exclude themselves from wrestling indefinitely. Why not voluntarily live inside of a plastic bubble while you are at it, that way you can be absolutely positive that you are not exposing anyone to the "cooties". I think a better solution would be to follow the existing guidelines and not allow people to wrestle if they have open sores or "active" infections. If anyone has a problem with that, they should probably not be wrestling in the first place, because these are the same people who make too big of a deal out of things and cry foul, which in turn only adds to the negative images surrounding the sport. Don't get me wrong, I have been fortunate enough to avoid contracting a virus (as far as I know, according to what I have read) and I realize that it would totally suck to be in that situation, but it is a risk that I am aware of and willing to accept. Just my opinion...
