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A Review of Infectious Diseases Associated with Religious and Nonreligious Rituals

Author(s) -

Kiran Gajurel,

Stan Deresinski

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 1687-7098

pISSN - 1687-708X

DOI - 10.1155/2021/1823957

Subject(s) - virology , transmission (telecommunications) , rift valley fever , kuru , medicine , stomatitis , virus , dermatology , scrapie , pathology , disease , prion protein , electrical engineering , engineering

Rituals are an integral part of human life but a wide range of rituals (both religious and non-religious), from self-flagellation to blood brotherhood to ritual sprinkling of holy water, have been associated with transmission of infections. These infections include angiostrongyliasis, anthrax, brucellosis, cholera, COVID-19, cutaneous larva migrans, Ebola, hepatitis viruses, herpes simplex virus, HIV, human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV), kuru, Mycobacterium bovis, Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis, orf, rift valley fever, and sporotrichosis. Education and community engagement are important cornerstones in mitigating infectious risks associated with rituals.

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