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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.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/circumcision-brit-milah |archived= |title=Jewish Practices & Rituals: Circumcision - Brit Milah |trans-title= |language= |last= |first= |author-link= |publisher=Jewish Virtual Library |website= |date=2008 |accessdate=2022-02-13 |format= |quote=Traditionally, the mohel sucked blood from the circumcised penis.}}</ref>
Holt (1913) showed the practice to cause infection with tuberculosis more than one hundred years ago.<ref name="holt1913">{{REFjournal