There have been several large-scale plagues in our human history, which have caused many innocent people to lose their lives. At that time, people's medical level was not high, and they could do nothing about those plagues. It was not until the Black Death broke out in Europe in the Middle Ages that people invented medical masks. It was this plague that led to the emergence of a large number of Black Death doctors in Europe, and it was also the first time that these doctors used medical masks and protective clothing.
If you think that the medical masks at that time looked the same as they do now, you are wrong. If you had put them on, you would have been scared to death. At that time, masks were inspired by soldiers' masks. It is made of metal and leather and can cover the doctor's whole face. There are two holes in the eyes, filled with glass. The nose and mouth of the mask are shaped like woodpeckers.
Many people want to know why this mask should be made into a long mouth. In fact, this mouth has a special function. It is used to hold spices, such as roses, carnations and mint. The purpose is to deodorize. Because the medical level at that time was not high, they thought that the stench emitted by the Black Death patients caused the infection of the disease, so as long as they could not smell it, they would not be infected.
At that time, the treatment of the Black Death was also wonderful, mainly relying on crutches to beat patients. They think that patients will get sick only after committing crimes, so they should be punished. So at that time, medical masks and crutches represented the terrible Black Death, and medical masks became a symbol of death.