For centuries going back to Leonardo da Vinci, humans have innovated and perfected ways to protect their health amid ...

However the most distinctive part of the outfit was the headgear. Plague doctors wore spectacles and a mask with a beak-like ...

The beak mask worn by the Plague Doctor is of secondary importance in medical history. This is clearly demonstrated by the work of the medical historian and director of the German Museum of Medical ...

Doctors at the time wore beaked plague masks in an attempt to breathe in “purified” air. Thankfully, in 2024, cases are very rare, but health officials in Pueblo County, Colorado have ...

Plague doctors in the 17th Century believed the beak-like masks filled with perfume and herbs protected them One person wrote: "Scared the life out of my missus. Terrifying for kids." Another ...

A protective mask used by doctors during the 17th century when they called on patients suffering from the plague. The quality of air was also blamed for the spread of plague - bad, stinking air ...