I mean it was caught and other scientists will work on the problem more and human knowledge will continue forward. Don’t trust cutting edge science or popsci articles because it’s steering a ship and course corrections happen. But the ship eventually gets on the right course.

The alternative is what? A wrong understanding of Miasma theory?

No no no.

Trust the Scientist! For they are pure of heart and unswayed by pride, greed, lust, avarice, or envy