KnowraMiasma theoryLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Miasma theory, each with the reason it gives.All 9Related 3Compared with 6Germ theory of diseaseCompared with: It was a major rival explanation before germ theory gained acceptance.John SnowCompared with: Snow's waterborne explanation challenged the prevailing account of cholera's spread.History of medicineCompared with: Its displacement by germ theory changed strategies for controlling epidemics.Joseph ListerCompared with: Lister’s germ-based account of infection challenged explanations still common in his era.Edwin ChadwickRelated: Chadwick’s case for removing foul waste drew on ideas about disease that predated germ theory.Sanitary movementRelated: Many reformers used its language of foul air to argue for removing urban waste.Charles Louis Alphonse LaveranCompared with: Laveran’s parasite observations challenged explanations based on harmful air.History of choleraCompared with: It shaped responses to cholera before germ-based explanations gained acceptance.History of malariaRelated: The name malaria reflects the once-dominant belief that bad air from wetlands caused the illness.