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'''Metzitzah b'peh''' is a very dangerous Jewish practice that puts the health of the infant boy at risk from infection. Holt (2013) reported tubercular ''mohelim'' were infecting infant boys with tuberculosis.<ref name="holt2013">{{REFjournal | |||
|last=Holt | |||
|first=L. Emmett | |||
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|title=Tuberculosis acquired through ritual circumcision | |||
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|journal=JAMA | |||
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|date=2013 | |||
|volume=61 | |||
|issue=2 | |||
|pages=99-102 | |||
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/holt1/ | |||
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|accessdate=2020-02-29 | |||
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|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_milah#Metzitzah_B'Peh_(oral_suction) | |URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_milah#Metzitzah_B'Peh_(oral_suction) | ||
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[[Category:Circumcision terms]] | [[Category:Circumcision terms]] | ||
[[Category:Jewish]] | [[Category:Jewish]] | ||
[[Category:Judaism]] | |||
[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] | ||