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Tetanus every 5-10 years - Please Read - Important!
"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message ... "Nick Maclaren" wrote in message Janet Baraclough writes: | | My understanding is that tetanus does not reproduce in the intestine of | mammals, but infects them, and produces spores as the dead body decomposes. | That source dried up over a century back. | | http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40000432/ also disagrees with you | | "Tetanus | | Infection with Clostridium tetani, a spore-forming Gram-positive | obligate anaerobe. Spores are found in virtually all soil, particularly | soil rich in manure, but also in house dust and both animal and human | faeces. " No, it doesn't. It says that the spores are found in those locations, and NOT that it reproduces in those locations. Since the spores are still in the UK (as they are worldwide), it is immaterial whether the spores reproduce in the gut of mammals or not. The most likely source of infection for gardeners would in all likelihood be from a wound sustained whilst gardening and such a wound could give acess to the spores. I doubt whether too many gardeners ingest a lot of soil and so don't need to worry about the reproduction or otherwise of tetanus spores in their gut.. My granny used to say, you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die, so people were expected to ingest soil. Alan |
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Tetanus every 5-10 years - Please Read - Important!
"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote in message "Nick Maclaren" wrote in message No, it doesn't. It says that the spores are found in those locations, and NOT that it reproduces in those locations. Since the spores are still in the UK (as they are worldwide), it is immaterial whether the spores reproduce in the gut of mammals or not. The most likely source of infection for gardeners would in all likelihood be from a wound sustained whilst gardening and such a wound could give acess to the spores. I doubt whether too many gardeners ingest a lot of soil and so don't need to worry about the reproduction or otherwise of tetanus spores in their gut.. My granny used to say, you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die, so people were expected to ingest soil. Tough Granny. Did she give it to you in the form of sandwichs? |
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