Is wrestling a high risk category?

[W_from_Canada]

Hi, pretty straight forward question I hope. The person in question is a wwf style wrestler who has between 2 and 8 matches per month. Given the high likelyhood of sweat saliva and blood transmission is it fair to say that hw would be in a high risk group for spreading std's? One of my biggest concerns is hepatitis but since I couldn't see reference to it,  I will leave it to you to touch on it.   Thank you in advance for any response.

[gracefromHHP]

any wrestler who knows he/she has herpes simplex, should be on daily suppressive therapy during wrestling months. This is pretty much the standard for all wrestlers regardless if they are in high school or a professional wrestler.

mrsa is probably just as big a problem as anything else.

grace

[redrayseattle]

Wrestling will put you at risk for anything that can be transmitted via skin-to-skin contact.  Herpes (HSV-1 & HSV-2) can be contracted via wrestling due to the sweat and blood all coming in contact with bare skin.  Transmission of Syphilis is also possible, as it is one of the few STDs that can be obtained through casual contact.  

Much of this risk can be avoided by cleaning the wrestling mats with disinfectant following each match.  A friend of mind contracted HSV-2 on his scalp after practicing on a dirty wrestling mat in high school.  No fun.

[Vance2335]

you have no risk...STD's are not spread by that manner...you have to have unprotected sex...oral, vaginal or anal to transmit STD's.

[johnjohn202010]

sweat and saliva won't transmit anything to you unless he is absolutely gushing saliva into an open sore of yours. It would take a lot.

Blood, however, if it got into an open sore or a mucous membrane of yours, could definitely transmit something.