Which of These Did Physicians Attribute to the Cause and Spread

question 100

Multiple Choice

Which of these did physicians attribute to the cause and spread of epidemic diseases in the mid-nineteenth century?

• A) Intercontinental travel.
• B) Gases that arose from rotten vegetables or dead animals.
• C) Bacteria.
• D) Sinfulness.
• E) All of these choices

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