Even then, masking was controversial, notes Winston Black, a medieval medicine and religion historian at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. “Our earliest evidence of plague masks already ...

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!

A protective mask used by doctors during the 17th century when ... that the doctors wrongly believed was the cause of the plague. A Medieval illustration of people suffering from swollen lymph ...