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Plague Doctor

submitted by ccondayan on May 16, 2009

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Tags: History , Mask , Plague

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Author(s): NIH

Doctors in the 17th Century wore penguin-like masks stuffed with flowers and herbs to protect themselves from the Plague. Image from NIH.

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Plague Doctor