Two infants diagnosed with herpes after ultra-Orthodox Jewish circumcision ritual . In it , the person performing the circumcision sucks blood away from the baby 's penis . The infant is then given a shot of immunoglobulin to prevent infection and has his foreskin removed by an adult doctor. The metzitzah b'peh ritual is practiced by relatively small number of ultra-Orthodox Jews .
Two infants diagnosed with herpes after ultra-Orthodox Jewish circumcision ritual . In it , the person performing the circumcision sucks blood away from the baby 's penis . Most adults carry HSV-1 virus ; health department says it can be deadly for babies . The metzitzah b'peh ritual is practiced by relatively small number of ultra-Orthodox Jews .