No, no, plague doctors are GOOD. They were actually public health nurses paid by the towns to provide free home care to the plague-ridden.
Admittedly they do look a little scary due to the medieval hazmat suit. But the whole outfit was actually a pretty sophisticated attempt to protect against disease. It probably worked fairly well against airborne disease (which unfortunately the Bubonic Plague usually wasn't). But it probably kept them from catching a lot of colds.
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Date: 2021-10-14 09:56 pm (UTC)P.
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Date: 2021-10-15 02:29 am (UTC)Admittedly they do look a little scary due to the medieval hazmat suit. But the whole outfit was actually a pretty sophisticated attempt to protect against disease. It probably worked fairly well against airborne disease (which unfortunately the Bubonic Plague usually wasn't). But it probably kept them from catching a lot of colds.
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