Jakra'zet's allies will continually Taint the Avatar of Sethraliss, thwarting your attempts to heal her.As the Avatar is restored, more and more of Jakra'zet's allies will join the fray, often causing Toads to Plague you. Dispatch the Heart Guardians and Hoodoo Hexxers, then captilize on your opportunity to heal the Avatar. The encounter is complete when the Avatar is fully restored. Plague Doctor by Schytelizard94 A plague doctor does all he cans to exterminate the plague and heal the infected, or to experiment with patients for the sake of medicine.
Item #: SCP-049 / SCP Plague Doctor
Object Class: Euclid
Description of the Subject: SCP-049 has a humanoid appearance and stands at 1.9m tall with a weight of 95.3kg. Its face is covered with the traditional Plague Doctor mask from the 15-16th century. For this reason, the Foundation was not able to study its face closely. The material of the mask seems to be similar in composition to that of its body. It feels like rough leather, but looks more like ceramic The police discovered the SCP Plague Doctor in ██████, England.
SCP Plague Doctor – He Will Cure You
The subject is very docile, at least until it tries to perform surgery. Its touch is lethal to humans, victims dying within minutes of touching the Doctor's hands. The SCP Plague Doctor can produce a bag with needle, thread, scalpels and vials of an unknown substance. No one knows where the bag comes from, because it does not show up on X-rays.
But what does he do with them?
What the subject claims to do is to cure people of the plague that is threatening them. There is still much debate on what he cures, exactly. One theory is that he tries to return humans to their original state, whatever that is. SCP 049 remembers what life was like before, and tries to restore it. Some people believe that color itself is an SCP that plagues society. People have no way of knowing whether things were in color back then since all pictures and video were black or white.
Another theory says that it could refer to either stupidity or compassion. After surgery, the victim will wander aimlessly, without any indication of higher brain functions. When it encounters another human it will try to kill it before returning to its mindless state. Due to this, the theory about compassion seems more viable.
Special Containment Procedures: the SCP Plague Doctor needs to be contained in a secure cell and only Level Two or higher personnel can remove him. Before this, the subject has to be sedated. When out of the cell, two armed guards will accompany SCP-049, while he wears an iron collar secured with two iron poles.
The costume of a plague doctor featured an all-leather ensemble, a beak-like mask stuffed with burning herbs, and a top hat — which signaled that the person was, in fact, a doctor.
Wellcome CollectionThe plague doctor's uniform was designed to protect him from contamination… too bad it didn't.
The Black Death was the deadliest epidemic of bubonic plague in history, wiping out some 25 million Europeans alone in just a few years. Out of desperation, cities hired a new breed of physician — so-called plague doctors — who were either second-rate physicians, young physicians with limited experience, or who had no certified medical training at all.
What was important was the plague doctor was willing to venture into plague-stricken areas and tally the number of dead. After more than 250 years fighting the plague, hope did finally arrive with the invention of the 17th-century equivalent of a hazmat suit. Unfortunately, it didn't work very well.
Flawed Science, Flawed Suit
The primary responsibilities of a plague doctor, or Medico della Peste, were not to cure or treat patients. Their duties were more administrative and laborious as they kept track of casualties of the Black Death, assisted in the occasional autopsy, or witnessed wills for the dead and dying. Unsurprisingly, this meant that some plague doctors took advantage of their patient's finances and ran off with their final will and testament. More often than not though, these bookkeepers of the plague were revered and sometimes even held for ransom.
Hired and paid by local municipalities, plague doctors saw to everybody regardless of their economic status, though they did occasionally invent their own cures and tinctures which they included with a fee to wealthier patients.
It was not immediately obvious to doctors and victims alike how exactly the plague spread.
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By the time of the 17th-century though, physicians had subscribed to miasma theory, which was the idea that contagion spread through foul-smelling air. Prior to this time, plague doctors wore a variety of protective suits but it wasn't until 1619 that a 'uniform' was invented by Charles de l'Orme, the chief physician to Louis XIII.
Wikimedia CommonsThe two nostril holes in the mask certainly did little to protect the doctor.
De l'Orme wrote of costume that:
'The nose [is] half a foot long, shaped like a beak, filled with perfume… Under the coat, we wear boots made in Moroccan leather (goat leather)…and a short-sleeved blouse in smooth skin…The hat and gloves are also made of the same skin…with spectacles over the eyes.'
Because they believed that smelly vapors could catch in the fibers of their clothing and transmit disease, de l'Orme designed a uniform of a waxed leather coat, leggings, boots, and gloves intended to deflect miasmas from head to toe. The suit was then coated in suet, hard white animal fat, to repel bodily fluids. The plague doctor also donned a prominent black hat to indicate that they were, in fact, a doctor.
The doctor carried a long wooden stick which he used to communicate with his patients, examine them, and occasionally ward off the more desperate and aggressive ones. By other accounts, patients believed the plague to be a punishment sent from God and requested the plague doctor whip them in repentance.
Foul-smelling air was also combatted with sweet herbs and spices like camphor, mint, cloves, and myrrh, stuffed into a mask with a curved, bird-like beak. Sometimes the herbs were set aflame before they were put in the mask so that the smoke could further protect the plague doctor.
They also wore round glass goggles. A hood and leather bands tethered the goggles and mask tightly to the doctor's head. Besides the sweaty and horrifying exterior, the suit was deeply flawed in that it had airholes poked into the beak. As a result, many of the doctors contracted the plague and died.
Wikimedia CommonsA 17th-century German plague doctor costume.
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Though de l'Orme was lucky enough to live to an impressive 96 years old, most plague doctors had a very short lifespan even with the suit, and those who did not get sick often lived in constant quarantine. Indeed, it could be a lonely and thankless existence for the plague doctors of yore.
Plague Doctors' Horrific Treatments
Jakra'zet's allies will continually Taint the Avatar of Sethraliss, thwarting your attempts to heal her.As the Avatar is restored, more and more of Jakra'zet's allies will join the fray, often causing Toads to Plague you. Dispatch the Heart Guardians and Hoodoo Hexxers, then captilize on your opportunity to heal the Avatar. The encounter is complete when the Avatar is fully restored. Plague Doctor by Schytelizard94 A plague doctor does all he cans to exterminate the plague and heal the infected, or to experiment with patients for the sake of medicine.
Item #: SCP-049 / SCP Plague Doctor
Object Class: Euclid
Description of the Subject: SCP-049 has a humanoid appearance and stands at 1.9m tall with a weight of 95.3kg. Its face is covered with the traditional Plague Doctor mask from the 15-16th century. For this reason, the Foundation was not able to study its face closely. The material of the mask seems to be similar in composition to that of its body. It feels like rough leather, but looks more like ceramic The police discovered the SCP Plague Doctor in ██████, England.
SCP Plague Doctor – He Will Cure You
The subject is very docile, at least until it tries to perform surgery. Its touch is lethal to humans, victims dying within minutes of touching the Doctor's hands. The SCP Plague Doctor can produce a bag with needle, thread, scalpels and vials of an unknown substance. No one knows where the bag comes from, because it does not show up on X-rays.
But what does he do with them?
What the subject claims to do is to cure people of the plague that is threatening them. There is still much debate on what he cures, exactly. One theory is that he tries to return humans to their original state, whatever that is. SCP 049 remembers what life was like before, and tries to restore it. Some people believe that color itself is an SCP that plagues society. People have no way of knowing whether things were in color back then since all pictures and video were black or white.
Another theory says that it could refer to either stupidity or compassion. After surgery, the victim will wander aimlessly, without any indication of higher brain functions. When it encounters another human it will try to kill it before returning to its mindless state. Due to this, the theory about compassion seems more viable.
Special Containment Procedures: the SCP Plague Doctor needs to be contained in a secure cell and only Level Two or higher personnel can remove him. Before this, the subject has to be sedated. When out of the cell, two armed guards will accompany SCP-049, while he wears an iron collar secured with two iron poles.
The costume of a plague doctor featured an all-leather ensemble, a beak-like mask stuffed with burning herbs, and a top hat — which signaled that the person was, in fact, a doctor.
Wellcome CollectionThe plague doctor's uniform was designed to protect him from contamination… too bad it didn't.
The Black Death was the deadliest epidemic of bubonic plague in history, wiping out some 25 million Europeans alone in just a few years. Out of desperation, cities hired a new breed of physician — so-called plague doctors — who were either second-rate physicians, young physicians with limited experience, or who had no certified medical training at all.
What was important was the plague doctor was willing to venture into plague-stricken areas and tally the number of dead. After more than 250 years fighting the plague, hope did finally arrive with the invention of the 17th-century equivalent of a hazmat suit. Unfortunately, it didn't work very well.
Flawed Science, Flawed Suit
The primary responsibilities of a plague doctor, or Medico della Peste, were not to cure or treat patients. Their duties were more administrative and laborious as they kept track of casualties of the Black Death, assisted in the occasional autopsy, or witnessed wills for the dead and dying. Unsurprisingly, this meant that some plague doctors took advantage of their patient's finances and ran off with their final will and testament. More often than not though, these bookkeepers of the plague were revered and sometimes even held for ransom.
Hired and paid by local municipalities, plague doctors saw to everybody regardless of their economic status, though they did occasionally invent their own cures and tinctures which they included with a fee to wealthier patients.
It was not immediately obvious to doctors and victims alike how exactly the plague spread.
Class - Plague Doctor For Mac Os
By the time of the 17th-century though, physicians had subscribed to miasma theory, which was the idea that contagion spread through foul-smelling air. Prior to this time, plague doctors wore a variety of protective suits but it wasn't until 1619 that a 'uniform' was invented by Charles de l'Orme, the chief physician to Louis XIII.
Wikimedia CommonsThe two nostril holes in the mask certainly did little to protect the doctor.
De l'Orme wrote of costume that:
'The nose [is] half a foot long, shaped like a beak, filled with perfume… Under the coat, we wear boots made in Moroccan leather (goat leather)…and a short-sleeved blouse in smooth skin…The hat and gloves are also made of the same skin…with spectacles over the eyes.'
Because they believed that smelly vapors could catch in the fibers of their clothing and transmit disease, de l'Orme designed a uniform of a waxed leather coat, leggings, boots, and gloves intended to deflect miasmas from head to toe. The suit was then coated in suet, hard white animal fat, to repel bodily fluids. The plague doctor also donned a prominent black hat to indicate that they were, in fact, a doctor.
The doctor carried a long wooden stick which he used to communicate with his patients, examine them, and occasionally ward off the more desperate and aggressive ones. By other accounts, patients believed the plague to be a punishment sent from God and requested the plague doctor whip them in repentance.
Foul-smelling air was also combatted with sweet herbs and spices like camphor, mint, cloves, and myrrh, stuffed into a mask with a curved, bird-like beak. Sometimes the herbs were set aflame before they were put in the mask so that the smoke could further protect the plague doctor.
They also wore round glass goggles. A hood and leather bands tethered the goggles and mask tightly to the doctor's head. Besides the sweaty and horrifying exterior, the suit was deeply flawed in that it had airholes poked into the beak. As a result, many of the doctors contracted the plague and died.
Wikimedia CommonsA 17th-century German plague doctor costume.
Class - Plague Doctor For Mac Download
Though de l'Orme was lucky enough to live to an impressive 96 years old, most plague doctors had a very short lifespan even with the suit, and those who did not get sick often lived in constant quarantine. Indeed, it could be a lonely and thankless existence for the plague doctors of yore.
Plague Doctors' Horrific Treatments
Because doctors treating the bubonic plague were confronted only with the horrific symptoms and not an in-depth understanding of the disease, they often were allowed to conduct autopsies. These, however, tended to yield nothing.
Plague doctors consequently resorted to some dubious, dangerous, and debilitating treatments. Plague doctors were largely unqualified, so they had less medical knowledge than 'real' physicians who themselves subscribed to incorrect scientific theories. Treatments then ranged from the bizarre to the truly horrific.
They practiced covering buboes — pus-filled cysts the size of an egg found on the neck, armpits, and groin — in human excrement which probably spread further infection. They also turned to bloodletting and lancing the buboes to drain the pus. Both practices could be quite painful, though the most painful must have been pouring mercury over the victim and placing them in an oven.
Not surprisingly, these attempts often accelerated death and the spread of infection by opening festering burn wounds and blisters.
Today we know that the bubonic and subsequent plagues like pneumonia were caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis which was carried by rats and common in urban settings. The last urban outbreak of plague in the United States occurred in Los Angeles in 1924 and we since have found a cure in common antibiotics.
This early hazmat suit and those horrific treatments remain thankfully in the past, but the willingness of plague doctors to separate the sick from the healthy, to burn the contaminated, and experiment with treatments, has not been lost on history.
Plague Doctors Masks
After this look at the fearless though flawed work of plague doctors, check out this discovery of a couple of victims of the Black Death holding hands in a shared grave. Then, read about how the Bubonic Plague has horrifyingly been around longer than we thought.
