The Plague Doctor

One would visualize an image of a Plague Doctor when The Plague is mentioned. Their suits and especially the worn mask is affiliated with such, however, what else did the doctors wear as protection? It should be mention as well that, what they wore were not as effective as they have thought, as most, many of them have then passed away from the disease as well. One of the main reasons for them to contract that disease is by the well-known mask that they used, unfortunately, it wasn't very effective, it was effective in some aspects but mostly was not. Indeed the germs that are the plague would travel by air, however, the aroma would simply not prevent this; it is also worth to mention that the mask had nostril holes that were not filtered in any form. The suit, gloves, boots were indeed effective, yet the only problem is that they were not washed/cleaned; this meant that fluids that soaked in the cloth would stay in the garden. Which when worn again would pose problems as it is then infected.
Moving on from the effects of what they wore we come back to looking at the items they brought and used. (In these posters)

 This is the poster that I have made:

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After finishing the poster a further task has been set for us, which is not making a story of how it would be if you were a plague doctor. What would you see, how would you describe your surroundings what you felt? It is based on what we have learned so far, about the medieval people as well as of course the disease. Below is my short story:

A further day has passed. Thus continuing the path that thyself has chosen, indeed the stench is unbearable; even with such mask and herbs to wander the mind of the smell of death. Many of “doctors”, as the naive and mindless call us, have the mind that of a narcissist. To an extent that I know not of, their beliefs of a suit to protect their bodies from “death’’? That thought is far more fatuous than that of whom receive our “treatment”. We know nothing of this field, furthermore, know nothing of such disease, gruesome and dire, it’s unknown; from our deepest fear, it comes after, trying to cover and replace that fear with hope? Such ludicrous! Fear-one of our oldest emotions-with that, the oldest, most daunting type of fear is the of fear the unknown. It is only pointless that we cover this, with believing that we “know” it. That we do not… An individual has suppressed the disease, a patient of mine. It is very unclear to how it happened, what peculiar set of events occurred for this to be accomplished, that I do not know. But what I do know is that none of what I have “recommended” is not what has prevented the reaper to take his soul. The advice that I give is what I would think of on fictitious stories that have been spread as a myth. Mere ‘cures’ that I have only heard of from fellow “doctors”; I could not careless from those whom are ill, even lesser for those whom succumbed. One may call such as malevolent, which I shall take, along with the salary from the “higher-ups” as well as the payment from victims who would fall for such play with words. None will escape death, not even me.