Miasma Theory

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Hippocrates followers believed that if someone became ill, it was through their diet, constitution, or was by accident. If a group of people got sick, the conclusion made was the one thing they all shared... air. It was believed that air could have bad things suspended in it. This was supported by the fact that bad smells could cause nausea.

Some believed that vapors from dead animal carcasses petrified the air, causing pestilence.

Heyligen reported the belief that the corrupted air also affect sea life, and people avoided eating saltwater fish in fear of poison.

Due to misama theory of bad odors caused the plauge, many Prophylaxes relied on plants of sweet smells to counteract it.