Origin and Definition of the word Miasma

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English

 

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Cheryl W

 

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September 23, 2012

 

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This word accurately describes things like foul smelling swamps or rooms full of tobacco smoke. In the past from the middle ages up until about the 1850's this definition of miasma had a more important meaning. The Miasmatic theory of disease was the theory that disease was spread through miasmas or foul smelling airs...
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The Miasmatic theory of disease was the theory that disease was spread through miasmas or foul smelling airs. This was an easy connection for people to make because places that were filthy and bacteria ridden, such as sewers or places with decaying matter, usually smelled quite bad. During these times people often carried pomanders, which are small containers of perfumes and other sweet smelling things, that they thought would ward of the foul smelling miasmas and keep them from getting sick...
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