Herpetic whitlow Herpetic whitlow A herpetic whitlow is a lesion (whitlow) on a finger or thumb caused by the herpes simplex virus. It is a painful infection that typically affects the fingers or thumbs. Occasionally infection occurs on the toes or on the nail cuticle. Herpes whitlow can be caused by infection by HSV-1 or HSV-2. HSV-1 whitlow is often contracted by health care workers that come in contact with the virus; it is most commonly contracted by dental workers and medical workers exposed to oral secretions. It is also often observed in thumb-sucking children with primary HSV-1 oral infection (autoinoculation) prior
Fred Whitlow Bristol, where he died on 6 January 1978, aged 74. Between his days at Charlton, Exeter and Barry, Fred Whitlow scored just about 250 goals in as many appearances. Fred Whitlow Frederick William James "Fred" Whitlow (3 September 1904 – 6 January 1978) was an English professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Exeter City. Born in Bristol on 3 September 1904, Frederick William James Whitlow's family eventually moved to Barry and made a home on Barry Island. Whitlow initially played for Whitmore Albions (one of the junior teams on Barry Island at the time),