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Tetanus Spores & Vitamin C

This paper proposes that tetanus spores (and all anaerobic bacteria, such as botulism) are prevented from germinating if the concentration of vitamin C in the tissues is high.
According to Doris Loh: "Tetanus requires a negative state of oxidation-reduction potential to germinate. Tetanus spores are unable to germinate if the tissues are more positive than 10 mV. Ascorbic Acid’s reduction potential is +282 mV. "
To me, this is justification for high dose vitamin C to saturate tissues to prevent tetanus. This also is justification for frequent local application of ascorbic acid around any wound that is suspect (wet the skin and dissolve in AA crystals and rub them into the skin for transdermal effects).
Also, because this applies to all anaerobic bacteria, it implies that if you supplement an infant properly with vitamin C (100mg per month of age per day), you would prevent infant botulism. Infant botulism is what created the "no honey for babies" rumor. Vitamin C in the baby gut would not allow botulism spores (which are everywhere, not just in honey, and not likely in fresh raw honey) to germinate. The gut has to have anaerobic pockets in it, which sounds like an effect that would be caused by vaccines slowing the gut function, and zero vitamin C.

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