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Her appearance is reminiscent of 
that of a European plague doctor, who wore a leather face mask with glass eye openings 
and an elongated beak-shaped nose which was filled with herbs, straw, and other 
aromatic items, which not only filtered the stench of the putrid air, but was a 
the time believed to also shield him from contracting the highly contagious 
disease. These medieval physicians 
likewise carried a stick, used to examine patients without the need to make 
direct contact with them. 
																
																
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