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!

but mask designs have changed considerably from their first iterations. A 1619 outbreak of plague in France, rooted largely in Paris, led to the first medical mask. As the disease killed some 80 ...

Pictures include a drawing of someone in a medieval plague mask, people wearing similar plague masks on the subway in 2020, and a black and white photo of people wearing cloth masks. After a quick ...

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 ...