curiosity topic #3

I wonder...


I wonder why people were so afraid of plague doctors during times of plague?

Plague doctors,nightmarish bird men with wings of black and beaked faces of white,they roamed the streets during times of plague,going to people's homes and trying to cure them of plague and disease,but why were people so afraid of them if they were to cure,not kill? Well,firstly,lets look at their outfit,what they wore when they roamed the plague infested streets. Plague doctors typically wore large,black,baggy robes they covered their entire body,arms and legs,they also wore gloves,boots,and a hit,all of which were black. They also wore probably the most well known feature of them,the mask,the white,beaked mask that covered their entire face. They also carried a cane with them,so they wouldn't have the risk of getting plague themselves. Plague doctors are well known,and are mainly recognisable because of those masks. How does their outfit have to do with why they are feared? Well,the outfit usually brought fear to those the plague doctors went to visit,they thought of the doctors as creepy,and frightening,like a living nightmare. But that's not all as to why they are feared,what they are known for was also frightening. They were known as being death bringers,carriers of plague,some even call them 'son of the reaper himself', They were mainly hired to count the number of dead and not actually cure plague,however. Now,how do i feel about plague doctors,am i scared of them? I have to say,i'm not scared of them,i actually really like plague doctors,they interest me,and i really like learning about them and researching them. I find plague doctors to be mysterious men who just want to rid the world of plague,and i just typically like them. Now,the big question,why were people so afraid of plague doctors during times of plague? Plague doctors were feared during times of plague because of what they looked like,and what they were known for. People feared them because they were known as death-bringers,and nightmarish bird men,believe it or not,people still fear them today,people today still find them to be creepy,but not many fear them now. This was my curiosity topic for this week,why people were so afraid of plague doctors during times of plague.