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Malaria: An Old Medical Theory Preserved in a Word

Malaria: An Old Medical Theory Preserved in a Word

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Why is malaria named after “bad air”? In this episode of Origins in Five, we trace the word back through Italian, ancient medicine, and the long-lived miasma theory that once blamed disease on foul-smelling air rising from swamps and decay.

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