Etymology
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The word ”miasma ”comes from ancient Greek and means “pollution”.<ref name=”def”>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miasma|title=Definition of MIASMA|website=www.merriam-webster.com|access-date=15 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208220121/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miasma|archive-date=8 February 2018}}</ref>
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The word ”miasma ”comes from ancient Greek and means “pollution”.<ref name=”def”>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miasma|title=Definition of MIASMA|website=www.merriam-webster.com|access-date=15 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208220121/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miasma|archive-date=8 February 2018}}</ref>
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The idea also gave rise to the name [[malaria]] (literally “bad air”) through medieval Italian.
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The idea also gave rise to the name [[malaria]] (literally “bad air”) through medieval Italian.
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==Views worldwide==
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==Views worldwide==
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