A plague doctor was actually a physician who treated victims of the bubonic plague during the epidemics time. All of these physicians were hired by cities to treat infected patients regardless of income, especially the poor that could not afford to pay. This particular Plague Doctor is also known as SCP-049. Nowadays, Plague Doctor often got depicted in Halloween costumes and is seen as a symbol of death and also disease. This is such a scary mindset of any individual.
The physical features of this Plague Doctor could always be seen as a human being wearing a black in color thick robe and also usually will be wearing a special shape mask that is shaped like a bird’s beak. There are some believes going around the communities saying that Plague Doctor could be immune towards diseases that can cause death.
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Because of the special features for having an immune towards any diseases that could cause death, the Plague Doctor has successfully managed to survive the ‘Black Death’ disease during the 14th century. The Plague Doctor has all the freedom to practice any knowledge that the doctor knows during the ‘Black Death’ disease pandemic. Because of the freedom blessed upon the Plague Doctor, the doctor frequently practiced malpractice up until the Plague Doctor has been associated with the Angel of Death.
The reason behind the beaked plague masks was a misconception about the very nature of the dangerous disease. The particular beak wore by the Plague Doctor is actually filled with perfume and provided with only two holes, one on each side near the nostrils, but that can suffice to breathe and also carry along with the air one breathes the impression of the herbs enclosed further along in the beak.
Sources: TikTok guru_mitologimu.