Penile herpes simplex virus type 1 infection (after Jewish ritual circumcision)

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Penile herpes simplex virus type 1 infection (after Jewish ritual circumcision) is caused by the practice of meẓiẓah b'peh by mohelim in which the newly circumcised penis of the infant boy is taken into the mouth of the attending mohel and sucked.[1]

Holt (1913) showed the practice to cause infection with tuberculosis more than one hundred years ago.[2]

Herpes simplex virus infection

More recently reports of infant boys being infected with herpes simplex virus have come from New York and Israel.

Cases of infection of baby boys with herpes simplex have been reported in New York. One death and brain damage in another has occurred.[3]

Koren et al. (2013) surveyed births in Israel over an eight year period. Twenty-two cases of neonatal herpes simplex virus (NHSV) infection were found. One boy died. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ REFweb (2008). Jewish Practices & Rituals: Circumcision - Brit Milah, Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
    Quote: Traditionally, the mohel sucked blood from the circumcised penis.
  2. ↑ REFjournal Holt LE. Tuberculosis acquired through ritual circumcision. JAMA. 12 July 1913; 61(2): 99-102. DOI. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ↑ REFdocument Frieden, Thomas: An open letter to the Jewish Community from the New York City Health Commissioner PDF, City of New York. (13 December 2005). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ↑ REFjournal Koren, Amir, Tasher, Diana, Stein, Michael, et al. Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in Israel.. Pediatr Infect Dis J. February 2013; 32(2): 129-3. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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