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Lorme, who began wearing this peculiar-looking face covering as a sanitary measure while
treating victims of the bubonic plague. In times of plague outbreak, the mask design was
thought to help stem the spread of the bubonic plague by preventing the disease from com-
ing near the doctor's nose as he treated patients. Typically the doctor wore a long cloak
and gloves along with the mask and carried a stick that allowed him to examine patients
without touching them.
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