EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 22 MIN
From Miasmas to Microscopes: Medicine’s 19th-Century Wake-Up Call
from 12 U/C West and World Podcast · host Jellypod
This episode explores how Victorian medicine made sense of disease before microbes, from miasmas and dietary warnings to rest cures, bleeding, and home treatments. It then follows the scientific breakthroughs of cell theory and germ theory that transformed how doctors understood illness and infection.
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This episode explores how Victorian medicine made sense of disease before microbes, from miasmas and dietary warnings to rest cures, bleeding, and home treatments. It then follows the scientific breakthroughs of cell theory and germ theory that transformed how doctors understood illness and infection.
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From Miasmas to Microscopes: Medicine’s 19th-Century Wake-Up Call
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