A plague doctor was a physician who treated victims of bubonic plague during epidemics in 17th-century Europe. These physicians were hired by the affected cities to treat infected patients regardless of income, especially the poor, who could not afford to pay.
A plague doctor was a physician who treated victims of bubonic plague during epidemics in 17th-century Europe. These physicians were hired by the affected cities to treat infected patients regardless of income, especially the poor, who could not afford to pay.
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