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Miasma theory of disease
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The miasmatic theory of disease held that diseases such as cholera, chlamydia or the Black Death were caused by a miasma (Greek language: "pollution"), a noxious form of "bad air". This concept has been supplanted by the germ theory of disease.
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Miasma was considered to be a poisonous vapor or mist filled with particles from decomposed matter (miasmata) that caused illnesses. It was identifiable by its foul smell. A prominent supporter of the miasmatic theory was Abaris the Hyperborean, who famously cleaned Sparta under Mount Taygetus from miasmata coming downhill.
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