Alter ego of underground emcee 9th Scientist,
Plague doctors date back to the seventeenth century, during the epidemics of bubonic plague that swept western Europe, plague doctors (who exclusively treated the infected) took to wearing a very different kind of costume to protect them from the miasma, or “bad air”, then believed to carry disease. This fanciful-looking costume typically consisted of a head-to-toe leather or wax-canvas garment; large crystal glasses; and a long snout or bird beak, containing aromatic spices (such as camphor, mint, cloves, and myrrh), dried flowers (such as roses or carnations), or a vinegar sponge. The strong smells of these items — sometimes set aflame for added advantage — were meant to combat the contagious miasma that the costume itself could not protect against.
Plague doctors also carried, the scholar G. L. Townsend chronicles, a “wand with which to issue instructions”, such as ordering disease-stricken houses filled with spiders or toads “to absorb the air” and commanding the infected to inhale “bottled wind” or take urine baths, purgatives, or stimulants. These same wands were used to take a patient’s pulse, to remove his clothing, and also to ward off the infected when they came too close. (A potent tool for social distancing if ever there was one!)
Plague doctors date back to the seventeenth century, during the epidemics of bubonic plague that swept western Europe, plague doctors (who exclusively treated the infected) took to wearing a very different kind of costume to protect them from the miasma, or “bad air”, then believed to carry disease. This fanciful-looking costume typically consisted of a head-to-toe leather or wax-canvas garment; large crystal glasses; and a long snout or bird beak, containing aromatic spices (such as camphor, mint, cloves, and myrrh), dried flowers (such as roses or carnations), or a vinegar sponge. The strong smells of these items — sometimes set aflame for added advantage — were meant to combat the contagious miasma that the costume itself could not protect against.
Plague doctors also carried, the scholar G. L. Townsend chronicles, a “wand with which to issue instructions”, such as ordering disease-stricken houses filled with spiders or toads “to absorb the air” and commanding the infected to inhale “bottled wind” or take urine baths, purgatives, or stimulants. These same wands were used to take a patient’s pulse, to remove his clothing, and also to ward off the infected when they came too close. (A potent tool for social distancing if ever there was one!)
Who are the plague doctors?
by 9th Scientist January 21, 2022
Get the Plague Doctor mug.Anyone who does any of the following things during the COVID-19 Pandemic:
-Refuses to wear a mask
-Refuses to social distance
-Sets up parties or other non-essential gatherings during the pandemic
-Calls out or attacks others for following CDC regulations
-Does not cancel any and all travel plans if they test positive
-Refuses to Quarantine if they test positive
-Refuses to get tested if they show flu-like symptoms
-Attempts to undermine the deaths COVID has caused
-Claims that COVID is part of a grand government conspiracy
-Claims that hospitals are faking COVID deaths
-Harasses hospital workers who attempt to treat them who have tested positive (yes, people were doing this)
-Defends any other Plague Rats
-Uses the subreddits r/NoNewNormal, r/conspiracy, or r/CoronavirusCirclejerk unless for trolling purposes
-Compares COVID restrictions to any totalitarian regimes, past or current
-Refuses to take the COVID vaccine
-Tries to make the claim that vaccines are not safe and not effective
-Refuses to work at home if they can
-Claims that COVID restrictions infringe on their constitutional rights
-Refuses to wear a mask
-Refuses to social distance
-Sets up parties or other non-essential gatherings during the pandemic
-Calls out or attacks others for following CDC regulations
-Does not cancel any and all travel plans if they test positive
-Refuses to Quarantine if they test positive
-Refuses to get tested if they show flu-like symptoms
-Attempts to undermine the deaths COVID has caused
-Claims that COVID is part of a grand government conspiracy
-Claims that hospitals are faking COVID deaths
-Harasses hospital workers who attempt to treat them who have tested positive (yes, people were doing this)
-Defends any other Plague Rats
-Uses the subreddits r/NoNewNormal, r/conspiracy, or r/CoronavirusCirclejerk unless for trolling purposes
-Compares COVID restrictions to any totalitarian regimes, past or current
-Refuses to take the COVID vaccine
-Tries to make the claim that vaccines are not safe and not effective
-Refuses to work at home if they can
-Claims that COVID restrictions infringe on their constitutional rights
Sane person 1: Wow, look at that stupid Plague Rat refusing to wear a mask!
Plague Rat: iTs oUr pErSoNaL fReEdOoMs yOu sHeEp!!11!
Sane person 2: Wow, you're an idiot
Plague Rat: iTs oUr pErSoNaL fReEdOoMs yOu sHeEp!!11!
Sane person 2: Wow, you're an idiot
by josiahgaming33 December 28, 2020
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An individual whose presence is not desired however seems to ‘pop up’ like an unwanted weed on the lawn too frequently.
A person who comes to your house uninvited and is unwanted there but seems to think they can show up at all times of day, many times a day, like they are your best friend. You could call them a plague daisy.
by Samurye October 8, 2009
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"Look at that plague rat!"
Bob, that's a child.
"Yeah, an UNVACCINATED, DEPLORABLE child!"
Maybe you should spend some time off twitter.
Bob, that's a child.
"Yeah, an UNVACCINATED, DEPLORABLE child!"
Maybe you should spend some time off twitter.
by DarkShadowST September 18, 2021
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by Ethatope August 21, 2020
Get the Plague Rat mug.A person who doesn't wear PPE correctly (if at all) and so puts themselves and others at risk of catching COVID-19. Example: Someone who wears their mask under their nose rather than covering their nose and mouth.
Anna: Hey, your mask needs to go over your nose, too. Otherwise you're more likely to breathe germs in or sneeze them out.
Rick: This is a free country! Don't tell me what to do!
Anna: Wow, OK, plague rat.
Rick: This is a free country! Don't tell me what to do!
Anna: Wow, OK, plague rat.
by HeidiHyde December 14, 2020
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