The beaked mask wasn’t just for show—it was packed with herbs to ward off “bad air.” Underneath it? One of the most haunting jobs in history. Ukraine Drone Strike Destroys Russian Military ...

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The Plague Doctor’s eerie beak mask was designed to protect against ... Discover the medically obsolete Miasma theory and the haunting history of the Plague Doctor. USPS Announces Changes ...

If you happened to find yourself in 17th-century Naples, you were in for a rough time. The Plague of 1656 was in full swing and would claim an estimated 300,000 lives in Naples alone. If you were ...

The plague was once the most feared disease in the world, capable of wiping out hundreds of millions of people in seemingly unstoppable global pandemics and afflicting its victims with painfully ...

The Bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, ravaged Europe for centuries, claiming millions of lives. Believing the plague spread through miasma, or bad air, doctors wore elaborate costumes ...

A 1619 outbreak of plague in France, rooted largely in Paris, led to the first medical mask. As the disease killed some 80 percent of those it afflicted, French doctor Charles De Lorme invented an ...

The Black Death is probably the most famous pandemic in history ... It’s 1645, and the plague that is ravaging Europe has arrived in Scotland. George Rae, a plague doctor, is standing Leith ...