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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Obsolete medical theories, Night, Superstitions, archived copy as title
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miasma theory  bad air  miasma  Miasma theoretician  Miasma theoreticians
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The miasma theory is an abandoned medical theory that held that diseases—such as cholera, chlamydia, or the Black Death—were caused by a miasma, a noxious form of "bad air", also known as night air. Wikipedia
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The miasma theory is an abandoned medical theory that held that diseases—such as cholera, chlamydia, or the Black Death—were caused by a miasma, a noxious form of "bad air", also known as night air. Wikipedia
Bad air causing disease Wikipedia Disambiguation
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Superseded theories in science
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miasma theory
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miasma theory
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bad air, Miasma theoretician, Miasma theoreticians, miasma theory of disease, miasmatic theory, miasmatic theory of disease, Miasmatism
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miasma, night air

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