melco Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 How long do wrestlers have to sit out after getting a contagious skin infection? The wrestler is taking an oral medication along with a topical cream. Anyone that has taken the oral medication, how quickly has it taken effect? :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMAWRESTLER Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Herpetic Lesions (Simplex, fever blisters/cold sores, Zoster, Gladiatorum): To be considered ?non-contagious,? all lesions must be scabbed over with no oozing or discharge and no new lesions should have occurred in the preceding 48 hours. For primary (first episode of Herpes Gladiatorum), wrestlers should be treated and not allowed to compete for a minimum of 10 days. If general body signs and symptoms like fever and swollen lymph nodes are present, that minimum period of treatment should be extended to 14 days. Recurrent outbreaks require a minimum of 120 hours or five full days of oral anti-viral treatment, again so long as no new lesions have developed and all lesions are scabbed over. Tinea Lesions (ringworm scalp, skin): Oral or topical treatment for 72 hours on skin and 14 days on scalp. Scabies, Head Lice: 24 hours after appropriate topical management. Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): 24 hours of topical or oral medication and no discharge. Molluscum Contagiosum: 24 hours after curettage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Until you can get a doctors note that says its cleared beyond the point of being contagious. If not you run the risk of a ref noticing a small mark left from it and thinking its a growing case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMAWRESTLER Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Print this document out and have your Doc. date and sign have it at weigh-ins. http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/sports/boys/wrestling/2010-11/New%20Skin%20Lesion%20Release%20Form.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melco Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Print this document out and have your Doc. date and sign have it at weigh-ins. http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/sports/boys/wrestling/2010-11/New%20Skin%20Lesion%20Release%20Form.pdf Thanks, that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlittlejohn Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 NFHS Rule 4-3-2 If a participant is suspected by the referee or coach of having a ?communicable skin disease or any other condition that makes participation appear inadvisable, the coach shall provide current written documentation as defined by the NFHS or the state associations, from an appropriate health-care professional ?stating that the suspected disease or condition is not communicable and that the athlete's participation would not be harmful to any opponent. This document shall be furnished at the weigh-in for the dual meet or tournament. The only exception would be fa designated, on-site meet physician is present and is able to examine the wrestler either immediately prior to or immediately after the weigh-in.Covering a communicable condition shall not be considered acceptable and does not make the wrestler eligible to participate. IHSAA Wrestling Weight Management and Skin Lesions Handbook (p16) 11. What is ?current written documentation? as it pertains to skin lesions? A. The IHSAA has established that current written documentation is a maximum of seven (7) days from the date of examination by a physician with an unlimited license to practice medicine (M.D. or D.O.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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