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Holt (1913) reported tubercular ''mohels'' were transmitting tuberculosis to infant boys.<ref>{{REFjournal | Holt (1913) reported tubercular ''mohels'' were transmitting tuberculosis to infant boys.<ref name="holt1913">{{REFjournal | ||
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}}</ref> The [https://www.cdc.gov/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] issued a warning in 2012 about the health implications of this practice, citing 11 cases of neonatal HSV and two recorded fatalities.<ref>{{REFjournal | }}</ref> The [https://www.cdc.gov/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] issued a warning in 2012 about the health implications of this practice, citing 11 cases of neonatal HSV and two recorded [[fatalities]].<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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|title=Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Following Jewish Ritual Circumcisions that Included Direct Orogenital Suction — New York City, 2000–2011 | |title=Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Following Jewish Ritual Circumcisions that Included Direct Orogenital Suction — New York City, 2000–2011 | ||
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A 2013 review of cases of neonatal [[Herpes]] infections in Israel identified ritual circumcision as the source of HSV-1 transmission in 31.8% of the cases.<ref>{{REFjournal | A 2013 review of cases of neonatal [[Herpes]] infections in [[Israel]] identified ritual circumcision as the source of HSV-1 transmission in 31.8% of the cases.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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==Pain== | |||
[[EMLA]] cream topical anesthetic may be purchased without a prescription. [[EMLA]] is almost completely ineffective against the [[pain]] of circumcision,<ref name="lander1997">{{LanderJ etal 1997}}</ref> however it reputedly is popular with ''mohelim''. | |||
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* [[Brit Milah]] | * [[Brit Milah]] | ||
* [[Metzitzah b'peh]] | * [[Metzitzah b'peh]] | ||
* [[Yitzhok Fischer]] | |||
* [[Hershel Goldman]] | |||
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[[Category:Jewish]] | [[Category:Jewish]] | ||
[[Category:Mohel]] | [[Category:Mohel]] | ||