Long Before PPE Suits: Why Did Bubonic Plague Doctors Wear Those Strange Beaked Masks? - News18 07-Jul-2020

Long Before PPE Suits: Why Did Bubonic Plague Doctors Wear Those Strange Beaked Masks? - News18

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.'