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The idea behind this trope comes from a discredited pre-germ theory idea known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasma_theory Miasma Theory]] that disease was caused by bad air. This is where Malaria (Mal + aria = bad air) comes from, and is also the origin of some superstitions about opening windows at night, as well as the SwampsAreEvil trope (as swamps are source of bad smells). Obviously, we now know that disease isn't caused by bad-smelling air, but there might have been some TruthInTelevision in the idea behind this trope, as air pollution in 19th Century industrial cities was pretty unhealthy, and getting away from it could only help if you had lung issues.
