Miasma theory | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-30

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00:01:11 1 Etymology
00:01:35 2 Views worldwide
00:05:17 2.1 China
00:08:43 2.2 Influence in Southern China
00:11:24 3 Developments from 19th century onwards
00:11:35 3.1 Zymotic theory
00:12:38 3.2 Contagionism versus miasmatism
00:14:31 3.3 Influence on sanitary engineering reforms
00:22:13 3.4 Replacement by germ theory
00:25:12 4 See also



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The miasma theory (also called the miasmatic theory) is an obsolete medical theory that held that diseases—such as cholera, chlamydia, or the Black Death—were caused by a miasma (μίασμα, ancient Greek: "pollution"), a noxious form of "bad air", also known as night air. The theory held that the origin of  epidemics was due to a miasma, emanating from rotting organic matter.  Though
miasma theory is typically associated with the spread of disease, some academics in the early nineteenth century suggested that the theory extended to
other conditions as well, e.g. one could become obese by inhaling the odor of food.The miasma theory was accepted from ancient times in Europe and China. The theory was eventually given up by scientists and physicians after 1880, replaced by the germ theory of disease: specific germs, not miasma, caused specific diseases.  However, cultural beliefs about getting rid of odor made the clean-up of waste a high priority for cities.