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SAN FRANCISCO — A high school student and athlete from the San Francisco Bay Area says he contracted a highly contagious form of herpes during a wrestling match. The 17-year-old and his parents are now asking the state to postpone the championship meet scheduled for the weekend until officials can determine if other athletes have been exposed. So far, the state had not.

Sunnyvale wrestler who got herpes virus from a wrestling match.,wants to stop an upcoming match to prevent spread pic.twitter.com/qG0RhFawex — Marianne Favro (@mariannefavro) March 2, 2016

Blake Flovin has obvious lesions on his face from herpes gladiatorum, commonly referred to as “mat herpes.” It’s spread by skin-to-skin contact and saliva and is one of the most infectious forms of the disease.

Blake told NBC-Los Angeles that he has seen guys wearing makeup over their sores while they wrestle.

Blake will have herpes for life, a fact that’s painful for him and his parents. Watch the video below for interviews with them or click here for the report from NBC-LA.

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