Herpes cases among babies linked to ultra-Orthodox Jewish circumcision ritual

[HAB911]

New York health department alerts doctors to infections linked to ancient ritual in which circumcision wound is cleaned by mouth

A baby boy was rushed to hospital when he developed herpes following a controversial ancient circumcision ritual, it has been reported.

The New York health department alerted doctors to the case of a newborn who fell ill after undergoing the ultra-Orthodox Jewish practice in which the circumcision wound is cleaned by mouth.

A rash is said to have spread across the child’s genitals, buttocks, inner thighs and ankle two weeks after the procedure.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/herpes-babies-jewish-circumcision-ritual-link-rabbis-infants-a7620446.html

[Lordquinton]

1. Again?

[trotsky]

3. They keep insisting on performing this unhygienic ritual, so yeah.

Those poor infants.

[Lordquinton]

4. Circumcision on it's own is bad enough

But I really wish I didn't have to read this additional headline every couple of years.

[Mosby]

6. The article is a month old

And does not mention a specific incident, just that there have been 6 cases in the last two years.

[Lordquinton]

7. That doesn't change anything I said

That the cases are above 0 for something completely unavoidable sickening. Even if it's just having the Rabbis tested before each ceremony.

[Ilsa]

2. That ritual is creepy in a pedophilia kind of way.

It would never occur to me to cleanse my children's boo-boos, etc, on anything covered by a diaper, with my mouth.

[hrmjustin]

5. This practice is disgusting.