In 1619, de Lorme had an idea for a head-to-toe protective garment that would shield doctors working with plague patients from infection. The garb included boots connected to breeches, a shirt tucked ...

Plague doctors also carried a rod that allowed them to maintain distance from their victims, or push them away -- the medieval equivalent of physical distancing. DESIGNED TO COMBAT ‘POISONED AIR’ ...

The plague doctor is her way of reminding people to take precautions. "If I unnerve people because of it, then that's probably a good thing.

The hat and gloves are also made of the same skin…with spectacles over the eyes. As this 1619 is also the first description of this suit, de Lorme is also credited with inventing it.

With their dark, heavy robes and beaked masks, the plague doctor will forever be associated with the bubonic plague, even though they first appeared in France and Italy in the 1600s, nearly 300 ...

During the plague doctors dressed in certain clothes they believed protected them from the airborne diseases. They wore long, ankle-length overcoats and bird-like beak filled with plants and herbs ...