The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene sent out an alert to medical providers warning them that another baby now has Herpes Simplex Virus 1 that was transmitted to the baby through metzitzah b'peh, the direct mouth-to foreskin sucking done briefly by many mohels after cutting off the foreskin.
The virus is common in the mouths of many adults but if passed through blood to a child it can cause blindness and even death. Two children have died in the past from the virus where it was suspected that it was contracted through the Metzitzah procedure.
The virus is common in the mouths of many adults but if passed through blood to a child it can cause blindness and even death. Two children have died in the past from the virus where it was suspected that it was contracted through the Metzitzah procedure.
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