Maria lives in a society where physical illness is viewed as being caused by germs and unsanitary conditions and does not occur as the product of a curse or spell. In what historical context is she living?

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Maria is living in a modern society where the prevailing belief is that physical illness is caused by natural factors like germs and unsanitary conditions, rather than supernatural ones like curses or spells. This suggests a scientific, evidence-based understanding of disease that is characteristic of modernity.

Maria Lives in a Society Where Physical Illness Is Viewed