Plague doctors wore spectacles and a mask with a beak-like nose extending ... and accessories like gloves and a hat made from ...

The Plague Doctor’s eerie beak mask was designed to protect against “evil” smells thought to cause disease. But the truth behind this creepy costume will shock you!

They worked in the same way as the protective clothes and masks worn by modern doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The plague doctors wore long leather or waxed cloth coats, and leather hats and ...

A 1619 outbreak of plague in France, rooted largely in Paris, led to the first medical mask. As the disease killed some 80 percent of those it afflicted, French doctor Charles De Lorme invented an ...