%0 Journal Article
%T Review Article: ˇ®Miasma' Theory and the Possibility of Malaria Eradication
%A Ademola O Awoyemi
%J African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology
%D 2005
%I 
%X Malaria as a disease entity caused by plasmodium species only became recognized towards the end of the 19th Century. Prior to that time, Mal'aria or ˇ®bad air' was believed to be the cause of fevers or paludal. This article traces the history of ˇ®Miasma' theory which had been accepted for Centuries before the ˇ®Germ' theory became established. Comparing the ˇ®Miasma' theory with current understanding of Africans about disease causation, it was concluded that there are great similarities. It is therefore recommended that concurrent application of both the ˇ®Germ' theory and the ˇ®Miasma' theory could lead to a more effective control or even global eradication of malaria.
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajcem/article/view/7415