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2 Babies Get Herpes After Jewish Circumcision Ritual
Newser ^
| July 29, 2014
| Elizabeth Armstrong Moore
Posted on 07/29/2014 10:40:03 PM PDT by Steelfish
2 Babies Get Herpes After Jewish Circumcision Ritual ANCIENT RITUAL INVOLVES SUCKING BLOOD FROM WOUND, SPITTING IT ASIDE
By Elizabeth Armstrong Moore, Newser Staff Posted Jul 29, 2014 (NEWSER) An ancient and now rare type of circumcision called metzitzah b'peh, which is sometimes performed by Orthodox Jews on newborn boys, appears to be behind the spread of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) to two newborns in New York this month. Both boys were born to mothers who carried full-term and had normal deliveries, reports WNBC-TV. During the ritual, however, the person doing the circumcision uses direct oral suction in an attempt to cleanse the wound, sucking and spitting aside the blood, and the saliva contact can transmit the infection.
More than half of American adults have HSV-1, according to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the most common symptom being oral lesions
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posted on
07/29/2014 10:40:03 PM PDT
by
Steelfish
To: Steelfish
ANCIENT RITUAL INVOLVES SUCKING BLOOD FROM WOUND, SPITTING IT ASIDEIf that is true, that is just disgusting on many levels
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posted on
07/29/2014 10:42:32 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: GeronL
The libs’ favorite anti-Jew story. Figured this would show up again with the whole Gaza hype.
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posted on
07/29/2014 10:45:24 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Steelfish
May I ask what the purpose of posting this article is?
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posted on
07/29/2014 10:45:39 PM PDT
by
crazyhorse691
(Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
To: crazyhorse691
When religious practice and health issues collide. Religious rituals and health concerns are not unlike Jehovah’s witnesses who refuse to have kids inoculated.
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posted on
07/29/2014 10:52:57 PM PDT
by
Steelfish
(ui)
To: crazyhorse691
May I ask what the purpose of posting this article is? What is the purpose of your post exactly?
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posted on
07/29/2014 10:57:49 PM PDT
by
ClaytonP
To: Steelfish
No skin off my back.
Still, that little bit had to suck.
You would think, in this day and age, there would be some circumcision about this procedure.
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posted on
07/29/2014 11:18:22 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: ClaytonP
Since my post was not to you... butt out.
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posted on
07/29/2014 11:19:54 PM PDT
by
crazyhorse691
(Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
To: crazyhorse691
Since my post was not to you... butt out. No I won't.
It was a public post, if you wanted to keep it private you should have sent a mail.
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posted on
07/29/2014 11:28:19 PM PDT
by
ClaytonP
To: Steelfish
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posted on
07/29/2014 11:29:45 PM PDT
by
crazyhorse691
(Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
To: Steelfish
Look, this article does not influence me against Jews in the slightest - I continue to admire the value the Jewish community has always placed on good education and strong families, and I continue to believe Israel deserves every bit of support the US can give it.
That said, every group/religion/society formed by people always has a few members who embarrass the rest. This custom is disgusting and the small sect which practices it must be forced to abandon it immediately. Religion is not an excuse to subject children to practices that would be deemed sexual abuse of a child under any other circumstance.
To: ClaytonP
Public, private my post was not to you my King. If he needed your help I am sure he would have called on you first. Get over yourself newbie.
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posted on
07/29/2014 11:35:23 PM PDT
by
crazyhorse691
(Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
To: crazyhorse691
Public, private my post was not to you my King. If he needed your help I am sure he would have called on you first. Get over yourself newbie. I can respond to any public post I like. Thank You.
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posted on
07/29/2014 11:40:01 PM PDT
by
ClaytonP
To: ClaytonP
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posted on
07/29/2014 11:43:48 PM PDT
by
crazyhorse691
(Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
To: crazyhorse691
Well that’s a relief, cause I was worried...
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posted on
07/30/2014 12:24:34 AM PDT
by
stormer
To: stormer
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posted on
07/30/2014 12:35:07 AM PDT
by
crazyhorse691
(Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
To: All; Steelfish
My son not circumcised yet because hospital where he was born is anti circumcision. As tradition every male in the family are circumcised. I called around clinics in Los Angeles area thatd do circumcision, it’s very unaffordable: an urologist would first need to examine him then another doctor to do the procedure; it will cost at least $3,000 all in all. I think they really discourage people to have their males circumcised.
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posted on
07/30/2014 12:39:37 AM PDT
by
hamboy
To: AnotherUnixGeek
I am a Jew and utterly disgusted by this practice
It’s not in the Torah. It’s just a small minded custom that has nothing to do with Judaism. I wouldn’t marry a man who wanted that for his son.
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posted on
07/30/2014 12:41:45 AM PDT
by
Yaelle
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To: cartan
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posted on
07/30/2014 1:27:32 AM PDT
by
hamboy
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