Miasma Theory, Explained

Miasma theory was the idea that poisonous, putrid, bad-smelling air spread epidemic diseases. While it was popularized by the Hippocratic School around 400 BCE, it continued to influence medicine until well into the 19th century (and arguably, still does today). In this video, Patrick Kelly will tell the story of miasma theory's origins and how it evolved over time into something called zymotic theory.

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Miasma
http://cssterner.nfshost.com/research...
https://www.infezmed.it/media/journal...
https://books.google.com/books/about/...
https://juniperpublishers.com/arr/pdf...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://www.ijournalhs.org/article.as...

Black Death
https://www.jstor.org/stable/44443424

Plague and Microscopes
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/mi...
https://www.jstor.org/stable/301787
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://wellcomecollection.org/articl...

Fracastoro & Contagion
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://nyamcenterforhistory.org/2013...
https://www.infezmed.it/media/journal...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athan...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...

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