Is the Naming of Herpes Simplex Gladiatorum Correct?
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ABSTRACT
Ηerpes Gladiatorum (HG) outbreaks should be regarded as serious long term infections that can have negative consequences on the health of individual athletes and the athletic community as a whole. Purpose:
The main goal of this analysis was to provide a scientific basis and evidence that the herpes infections in athletes caused by Herpes Simplex Virus type I (HSV-1), might not be appropriately called Herpes Gladiatorum (HG), but should be renamed as Herpes Luctatorum (HL).Methods:
The methodology of the current study was included the use of systematic review of the writings in the ancient Greek and the modern literature.Results:
From literature review and careful consideration of sports scenes, we found that the sport in which there was extensive physical contact in antiquity is wrestling, and this is not a “mono- machia” (single combat). Therefore, the herpes simplex dermatological infections could occur at a priority, as well as in quantity in wrestler athletes (Latin Luctators), and not in Monomachus (Latin Gladiators).Conclusion:
The most appropriate terminology for skin infections caused by HSV-1 in athletes would thus be Herpes Luctatorum and not Herpes Gladiatorum, as has been widely adopted by the medical community.
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2015
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