The clothing worn by plague doctors was intended to protect them from airborne diseases during outbreaks of bubonic plague in Europe.[2] It is often seen as a symbol of death and disease.[3] However, the costume was mostly worn by late Renaissance and early modern physicians studying and treating plague patients.[4]
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