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The clothing worn by plague doctors was intended to protect them from airborne diseases during outbreaks of bubonic plague in Europe. [2] It is often seen as a symbol of death and disease. [3] However, the costume was mostly worn by late Renaissance and early modern physicians studying and treating plague patients.
12 de mar. de 2020 · Three horrific plague pandemics swept across the globe before its cause was ultimately uncovered—the Plague of Justinian, which killed up to 10,000 people a day circa A.D. 561; the Black Death...
2 de jun. de 2014 · Plague doctors wore a mask with a bird-like beak to protect them from being infected by deadly diseases such as the Black Death, which they believed was airborne. In fact, they thought disease was spread by miasma, a noxious form of ‘bad air.’
Wikimedia Commons has media related to plague doctors.. A plague doctor was a physician who treated victims of bubonic plague [1] during epidemics mainly in the 16th and 17th centuries. These physicians were hired by cities to treat infected patients regardless of income, especially the poor, who could not afford to pay.
Plague doctors are perhaps best known for their iconic costume: a long waxed coat or gown atop leggings connected to boots, gloves, a hat, and a peculiar beaked mask. Most of the costume’s components would be made of leather, and the mask included glass or crystal spectacles to protect the eyes.
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21 de jul. de 2023 · by TED-Ed. published on 21 July 2023. Explore the history of the European plague doctor, and find out where their iconic outfit of a beaked mask and robe came from. The year is 1656. Your body is wracked by violent chills.
16 de ago. de 2022 · Published August 16, 2022. Updated March 7, 2024. Tasked with treating victims of the Black Death, plague doctors wore all-leather suits and beak-like masks to avoid catching the fatal disease. The Black Death was the deadliest epidemic of bubonic plague in history, wiping out some 25 million Europeans alone in just a few years.
