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Re:A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection by goldenkey on Friday May 14, 2021 @11:03AM (#27155032)
Miasma was a perfectly good theory and if anything, is obviously true innately. Bad smelling air from urine, shit, festering corpses and the like, was often laden with viruses, bacteria, and noxious chemical fumes. Sure, plenty of diseases are not airborne but air that smells like shit isn't exactly a boon to be inhaling. There is a non zero chance of getting sick from noxious air.
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Re:A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection by Joker_vD on Friday May 14, 2021 @11:49AM (#27155527)
Yes, it's "obviously true" because of the confounding factors: bad air tends to go hand in hand with dirty water, contaminated food, and infection-carrying insects.

Neither cholera, malaria, typhoid nor plague are airborne, and yet their causes were ascribed to miasmata.

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Re:A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection by goldenkey on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:03PM (#27158397)
Right but the metabolites produced by the bacteria are harmful in their own right. And let's be clear, there are many airborne contagions like the common cold that haven't been indexed through the centuries. It isn't a good idea to inhale shit air for days on end, just like it isn't a good idea to inhale car fumes for days on end.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatile_organic_compound

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Re:A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection by nradov on Friday May 14, 2021 @11:51AM (#27155568)
Nonsense. The pathogens in urine, shit, and corpses are almost never airborne. And the fumes are only toxic in extremely high concentrations. The chance of getting sick is effectively zero.
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Re:A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection by goldenkey on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:00PM (#27158380)
Nonsense. The risk is nonzero. Turbid air takes a toll both physically and mentally, and can lead to inflammation and weakening of the body's defenses. Your definition of sick is quite narrow.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatile_organic_compound

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Re:A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection by nradov on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:45PM (#27158897)
No you're just making things up. The link you posted doesn't support your statement.
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Re:A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection by goldenkey on Saturday May 15, 2021 @04:46AM (#27163528)
> Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) encompass VOCs emitted by plants, animals, or microorganisms,

> VOCs are produced by animals and microbes

Try to have substantiative things to say instead of spouting off false declarations and inflammatory insults.

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