Long Before PPE Suits: Why Did Bubonic Plague Doctors Wear Those Strange Beaked Masks?

We have PPE suits and masks during Coronavirus. But long back, the beak face-mask from the early days of bubonic plague wasn't just a spooky fashion statement, it was intended to protect the doctor from 'miasma', also commonly called 'bad air.'

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