See: Nutrition & infection quotes Measles Nutritional Therapies
Frederick R. Klenner, M.D. of North Carolina has seen cures of diphtheria, staph and strep infections, herpes, mumps, spinal meningitis, mononucleosis, shock, viral hepatitis, arthritis and polio using high doses of vitamin C (Journal of Preventive Medicine, Spring, 1974). http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/197x/index.htm#1974
Dr Cathcart http://www.orthomed.com
"This disease is made more deadly because of the "acute induced scurvy"
involved. This means that intravenous sodium ascorbate and
later bowel
tolerance doses of ascorbic acid should be administered along with the
appropriate antibiotic. Not only does the ascorbate broaden the spectrum of activity
of the antibiotics against bacteria and works synergistically with the antibiotic, but it avoids allergic
reactions to the antibiotic. The susceptibility of sick people to
allergic reactions is because of the up-regulation of the immune system while you are
sick. This up-regulation is caused by free radicals. If the free radicals are
neutralized by massive doses of ascorbate, the immune system, as far as allergic reactions
are concerned, is down-regulated so that allergic reactions to the antibiotics do not
occur. However, unlike steroids that universally down-regulate the immune system,
ascorbate up-regulates the ability of white cells to kill viruses and bacteria......The
incidence of meningitis "surges" after the flu because the acute induced scurvy induced by the
flu decreases the ability of the body to fight off the meningitis bacteria."
"The matron was convinced that the diagnosis was meningitis so she prepared a lumbar puncture. I had however, seen this problem before. Lumbar punctures performed by me had been negative and the infants died....the trauma of inserting a needle..might result in a haemorrage that might cause spinal cord paralysis. So I decided to give an injection of vitamin C..I probably gave as many as 6 injections, each 100mg. After half an hour Mary was normal. It was hard to believe, but I had performed a miracle!...I found that any viral infection, including measles and hepatitis, could be dramatically 'cured' by administering Vitamin C intravenously in big doses--provided that treatment was commenced early."---Dr Kalokerinos MD (Medical Pioneer of the 20th century p175)