Epic Beard Man
Bearded Philosopher
Anyone could potentially be a carrier of anything.
True, which is why we take precautionary measures by washing hands and educating people on hygiene.
A doctor walking through a ward might have a cold.
Hence is why we in the hospital use a mask....
Hospital-acquired infections are a problem but the solution isn't to ban hospitals. If you look at the response to these cases that I posted, you will see that the The question of what is taboo is cultural.
All of this is irrelevant to the fact that a rabbi suckling the wound of a circumcised penis is nasty and unsanitary. some cultures think cutting is tradition but it doesn't change the fact that it would typically be deemed harmful. In this case the rabbi didn't do his due diligence by making sure he was in good health and didn't take the proper measures to make sure the baby was safe. The baby contracted herpes this is not simply a cold. Herpes Simplex 1 and 2 is a virus.
Cross cultural judgments based on local taboos are dangerous.
I agree. But I'm speaking on as a medical professional.