Plague doctors, or at least images of plague doctors, are having a bit of a cultural moment again, roughly 300 years after their actual heyday. They’ve become popular motifs for stickers, pins, masks, ...

Take it from me, there’s nothing like a stylish, historical plague doctor’s mask to spice up your love life. Slap on a couple of these babies, then show up at random mansions wearing black robes every ...

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! Discover the medically obsolete ...

One of the most distinctive masks worn during the Carnival of Venice is “Il Medico della Peste,” or “The Plague Doctor.” But the distinctive bone-white mask and black clothing was actually the 17th ...

In Italy and France during the 17th century, the plague doctor was a physician who treated victims of the bubonic plague. He would dawn a plague mask which usually resembled the face of a white bird ...

You’ve seen them before: mysterious figures, clad from head to toe in oiled leather, wearing goggles and beaked masks. The plague doctor costume looks like a cross between a steampunk crow and the ...

I first glimpsed a plague doctor years ago, in a framed etching on the wall of a Venetian gift shop. The image was macabre: a sinister, masked figure draped in a dark robe. The head was covered with a ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Mask of the Plague Doctor The town of Thornback Hollow is under quarantine. Its people are unable to sleep, tormented by a disease known as the Waking Death ...

With Halloween just around the corner, seeing people dressed in scary outfits will shortly become more common. However, context is important and attendees at the Infectious Diseases Week (IDWeek) ...