What I love so much about the Plague Doctors is that they are the perfect example of how sometimes just because something is dark and creepy, doesn't necessarily mean they are bad.
My students often want to write on plague doctors for my medieval courses not knowing that they were an early modern phenomena. This is a great resource for setting that timeline straight. Thanks!
@@monicatheintrovert The "vaccines" don't prevent you from catching or spreading Covid. Ergo, technically, they are therapeutics, not vaccines. Ergo, "anti vaccs" makes no sense.
This video is only here to get you to click on their other video about the next pandemic. If you look into it, you'll find that Ted Ed is funded by the gates foundation. It's all manipulation
A lot of the stuff that they put in the beak actually made sense. Cinnamon and pepper will cause you to produce more mucus while copper is anti microbial
They definitely don't. Masks were completely useless at preventing the plague and they were also completely useless at preventing COVID. Yet people still wore them and thought they were "working"... People are absolute MORONS
And also inspiring future pharmacologists (whom are often also physicians) the fact that we cured plague, among most other bacterial infections with invention of penicillin mass production.
It was so needed to appreciate the advancement of medical science. Knowledge has ended sufferings of the world. Believe it or not, not even Alexander had the luxury of sitting under fan, flying like bird, or even treat himself of malaria or typhoid and here we are, 200 dollars and you are in air (A380). Wow!
0 dollars if you live in the U.S too! we have a lot of technology, it's just that we need to make it more available to the general population, that is a whole other problem.
No, only around half of the people who got it died. Bubonic plague has a 95% survival rate when treated with antibiotics, and between 30-70% survival rate untreated.
I remember when beaked masks became fashionable during the pandemic. I made some cute masks but they weren't like that. I was very careful and got vaccinated as soon as I could. When I did get sick, I donned my masks again and didn't make direct contact with anyone for 8 days. Nobody got sick from me!
@@thepopulationofkazakhstan1116 I mean I'm fine. Haven't gotten sick either lol. You missing all the reports and what they're finding out on the rushed vaccines?
the copper in the beak is actually smart. pure copper metal kills bacteria and viruses so it would theoretically work though obviously it would also pose a health risk to the user
It was just fvckin wild, remembering one day being so empty and obviously life changing everywhere, but then you snap out of it and all of a sudden everyone and everythings back to normal
@Souk325 I do believe you have leapt to an entirely unfounded conclusion here. My userpic doesn't reference FFXIV at all, for example. Was just appreciating finding the basis for one of the many things in the game that are based on real-world lore and history.
You can make your own from an orange and a bag of cloves. Dry it out and the scent is beautiful. We made one at school, as in old days people had odor and carried them like perfume. Good luck.
@@mybuttisburningLitteraly But if we did that for sake of the name, why start now? This is COVID-19, after all. There were many other coronaviruses before it. Even the common cold.
Why would we need this during covid? A minor pandemic, not even remotely close to as deadly as the major pandemics in history. If this generation is so weak that they can’t even face a minor pandemic, this world is incredibly doomed.
Whatever you think about the plague doctors and their medicine practices... You have to admit that an angry crowman chasing a skeleton to wack it with a stick its pretty funny
The Plague is still parading across Madagascar today with a recent outbreak happening as late as this year, with “Plague seasons” ranging from September to April of each year.
It's kind of interesting that much of what we think of as "Dark Age superstition" was actually just people working under the assumptions of Classical authorities like Galen who were thought to be too brilliant to be challenged. (It's also fascinating how many things we associate with the Middle Ages, like these Plague suits and people never bathing, are actually from later periods that we think of as being more "enlightened." Actually, the topic of bathing in the Middle Ages would make an interesting video topic.)
Well in the big part of the periods after Middle Ages it was very popular to make it sounds as bad as possible. Enlightment was one of the biggest cutrprit there. I mean many famous and most horrid medieval torture device... were invented in enlightenment age.
hey! plague doctors were early modern era, not quite medieval!! unless you mean the ted ed channel in general or something else, then ignore me :) good luck on your gcse’s!!! u got this
As someone who recently watched the Great Plague doco and currently into SCP-049 and other SCPs, 3rd time found a TED video related to what happened around me in a few weeks. 😯
During Halloween I had seen this one individual walking around in this type of outfit along with the stick they used back then.. It was really creepy to see this.
One day, Ted-Ed will do a 5 minute piece on the time (Aug/07/1994) it rained white ooze in Oakville Washington. The ooze fell for about 3 days covering a few square miles and made people extremely sick. To this day there are conflicting theories as to what caused the rain, from Naval experiments to exploding jellyfish. Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack did a piece about that's worth checking out. It happened so long ago, I'm sure there have been developments...
epic video but these were also used in England, not much but there's documentation of one or two plague doctors in the French apparel, great video and thanks for the kind words about doctors
From what I remember, they wore them with perfumes at the end of the beaks because they thought the plague was transmitted by air, and that was supposed to stop it.
What I love so much about the Plague Doctors is that they are the perfect example of how sometimes just because something is dark and creepy, doesn't necessarily mean they are bad.
I concur
I heavily agree 😊
how do you mean that they are dark?
@@gordonlekfors2708what he means is in the theme, not colour.
considering they thought bleeding you out was good treatment i would say that it is a bad thing
I would be terrified if I saw a man in a crow mask while having a fever
I would think Death has come to take me.
🤣
hello friends
DON'T READ MY NAME.
If I saw that I'd assume I was already dead
I have exam tomorrow but this is more important
Same
Couldn't be more relatable 😭😭
@@roopakshetty132 fr
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Wtf is this me
My students often want to write on plague doctors for my medieval courses not knowing that they were an early modern phenomena. This is a great resource for setting that timeline straight. Thanks!
Dude just let them pass
@@iooioo553 .....they need to learn first
your students will no doubt love this!
Plague doctors came during the Renaissance Period, right after the end of the High Medieval Age.
I can't help but contrast this to our recent pandemic. It's insane how people take what we have today for granted.
Like what? Preventative snake oil? High blood pressure snake oil that has the ability to cause side effects? Anti depressive chemical mind shackles?
Tell them to the anti-vaccs
@@monicatheintrovert I agree!!!
@@monicatheintrovert lol totally not that one. Taking a vax without any evidence of cure
@@monicatheintrovert The "vaccines" don't prevent you from catching or spreading Covid.
Ergo, technically, they are therapeutics, not vaccines.
Ergo, "anti vaccs" makes no sense.
THIS is why I love Ted- ed.
They always try to answer such interesting questions!
This video is only here to get you to click on their other video about the next pandemic. If you look into it, you'll find that Ted Ed is funded by the gates foundation. It's all manipulation
Don’t listen to them they a scammer if that wasn’t obvious
@@lilsophiewithafrog8343 I thought you meant Ted Ed at first and was confused to how you can scam w/o the audience paying you lol-
I love the finishing touches to honor the brave and noble healthcare professionals, both modern and in ancient times.
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I agree, at least they attempt to welcome science and cure the diseases they had to deal with it back then
A lot of the stuff that they put in the beak actually made sense. Cinnamon and pepper will cause you to produce more mucus while copper is anti microbial
These are the first aid for flu/ fever on every South Indian Households.
@@aravindhrajgowda2446 Garlic and ginger are the first aid for flu/ fever in every Pakistan Households.
It’s ironic that in probably 50yrs from now the recent pandemic would be talked about like this. And yet we’ve lived through it. Even experienced it
Why ironic?
@@jdb85 Why thank you
People wore masks similar to ours in the Spanish flu a century ago
Spanish flu was the most recent actual pandemic
We experienced a narrative, and people went along with it.
Can we just appreciate ted ed for always giving up facts and pieces of knowledge weekly or monthly
I agree.❤
"Some things never change" is such a beautiful phrase in this case😍😇
Inspiring future physicians.
They definitely don't. Masks were completely useless at preventing the plague and they were also completely useless at preventing COVID. Yet people still wore them and thought they were "working"... People are absolute MORONS
And also inspiring future pharmacologists (whom are often also physicians) the fact that we cured plague, among most other bacterial infections with invention of penicillin mass production.
War never changes
Thanks doctors, scientists, engineers for not giving up.
Same here ❤
And for giving out medications that ruin peoples life’s forever
this is would be the most terrifying thing to see while sick
True I would be scared to death even though I knew that I would already die
These masks were used in the Netherlands (+Belgium) too, museums are filled with them
I love this artstyle. Never stop making videos with this style, Ted-Ed!
It was so needed to appreciate the advancement of medical science. Knowledge has ended sufferings of the world. Believe it or not, not even Alexander had the luxury of sitting under fan, flying like bird, or even treat himself of malaria or typhoid and here we are, 200 dollars and you are in air (A380). Wow!
0 dollars if you live in the U.S too! we have a lot of technology, it's just that we need to make it more available to the general population, that is a whole other problem.
They are stylish and intimidating. Why do you think no one stops Bob the Necromancer from doing his unboxings
Same here
that's exactly why they're so popular now, i first heard of plague doctors in SCP containment breach
Interesting! I used to think that those figures were the symbol of death during plagues. Turns out close enough considering < 40% survival rate.
Nothing like going home after school and watching some TED-Ed
Surprised that they weren't more widespread actually. I wonder which physician came up with the idea for the garb and beak combo first.
The beak masks were more popular than the snout and trunk versions
People got scared of that mask at that time because if you see him in that mask, you got a death sentence
Yep, it’s pretty much like the grim reaper. Once u see em, ur dead 💀
No, only around half of the people who got it died. Bubonic plague has a 95% survival rate when treated with antibiotics, and between 30-70% survival rate untreated.
It was a well-thought out hazmat suit.
I remember when beaked masks became fashionable during the pandemic. I made some cute masks but they weren't like that. I was very careful and got vaccinated as soon as I could. When I did get sick, I donned my masks again and didn't make direct contact with anyone for 8 days. Nobody got sick from me!
you're such a virtuous human being! Thank god for you! Make sure you get your 17th jab or I'm revoking your virtue card!
Gets vaccine, still gets sick
@@HIFLY01 doesn't get vaccinated, dies...
@@thepopulationofkazakhstan1116 I mean I'm fine. Haven't gotten sick either lol. You missing all the reports and what they're finding out on the rushed vaccines?
@@adamarce4593 Clown 🤡
the copper in the beak is actually smart. pure copper metal kills bacteria and viruses so it would theoretically work though obviously it would also pose a health risk to the user
Copper metal can kill bacteria on its surface. It doesn't reach through the air and kill nearby airborne pathogens.
0:10 what a way to start a video
Lol
At first I thought it was so the Dr. could smoke his cigar while treating his patients, lol!
It was just fvckin wild, remembering one day being so empty and obviously life changing everywhere, but then you snap out of it and all of a sudden everyone and everythings back to normal
Today I, a player of Final Fantasy XIV, finally learned what the heck a pomander actually is -- along with a whole lot of other stuff! Thanks, TED-Ed!
@Souk325 they were just thanking the channel, no need to be like that
@ mika-α your life must be very sad if your pastimes include insulting others' passions and hobbies haha
@Souk325 I do believe you have leapt to an entirely unfounded conclusion here. My userpic doesn't reference FFXIV at all, for example. Was just appreciating finding the basis for one of the many things in the game that are based on real-world lore and history.
You can make your own from an orange and a bag of cloves. Dry it out and the scent is beautiful. We made one at school, as in old days people had odor and carried them like perfume. Good luck.
Woah. I did not know that. Thank you, TED Ed for the video.
I feel like we needed this during the early stages of covid.
Great job overall.
Ok but instead of bird plague doctor how about queen or king doctors?? I mean it is called corona(crown)virus
@@mybuttisburningLitteraly But if we did that for sake of the name, why start now? This is COVID-19, after all. There were many other coronaviruses before it. Even the common cold.
@@mybuttisburningLitteraly bruh
Why would we need this during covid? A minor pandemic, not even remotely close to as deadly as the major pandemics in history. If this generation is so weak that they can’t even face a minor pandemic, this world is incredibly doomed.
Who knew a doctor's outift would look this cool
I just can’t imagine in the next few hundred or even thousand what doctors will be wearing. Ofc if earth survives
I’ve always been so into the looks of those mysterious outfits. Maybe I’ll give it a shot for Halloween next year 🤔
Time to buy
Thanks to all doctors, esp the plague doctors and their stylish gear!!
Whatever you think about the plague doctors and their medicine practices...
You have to admit that an angry crowman chasing a skeleton to wack it with a stick its pretty funny
This was really well done. Entertaining and informative. Great job!
Blackened Pus sounds like a great band name.
And their latest hit be " There's no cure for you " . 😏🥁♑️✍️🇦🇺🇳🇴
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Woaa I'm reading a book with plague doctor in it and wondered why they put beak on their costumes, then you uploaded this video. Thank you!!
The Plague is still parading across Madagascar today with a recent outbreak happening as late as this year, with “Plague seasons” ranging from September to April of each year.
It's kind of interesting that much of what we think of as "Dark Age superstition" was actually just people working under the assumptions of Classical authorities like Galen who were thought to be too brilliant to be challenged. (It's also fascinating how many things we associate with the Middle Ages, like these Plague suits and people never bathing, are actually from later periods that we think of as being more "enlightened." Actually, the topic of bathing in the Middle Ages would make an interesting video topic.)
Well in the big part of the periods after Middle Ages it was very popular to make it sounds as bad as possible. Enlightment was one of the biggest cutrprit there. I mean many famous and most horrid medieval torture device... were invented in enlightenment age.
“It’s now unlikely that another massive outbreak will occur”
COVID: Am I a joke to you?
Yes
It said plague outbreak
Yes it was
I always think of Plague Knight when I see these masks xD
Enjoyed the video! Great animation, as always.
Well yeah, there’s a reason he’s called Plague Night!
This channel's videos so clear. I love it 😉
Thank you for making this, I've been busy at the moment with writing a essay about plague doctor's, and this helped me alot, thanks 👍
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Just the shape of those masks like a vampire bird was one of my many nightmares when I was a kid, when I saw it on a picture book.
im currently doing history for GCSE and this is now my go-to revision source when it comes to medicine in the medieval era! Thanks TED ED xoxox
hey! plague doctors were early modern era, not quite medieval!! unless you mean the ted ed channel in general or something else, then ignore me :)
good luck on your gcse’s!!! u got this
I already know why but their videos are literally so good
Doctor Bird is always so cool looking
This is the first time in history that I already knew the answer to TED-Ed's question.
Ok but to be honest if a giant crow man came to stand over me while I was severely ill I would automatically assume my time had come
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you TED ED for bringing somehow a tribute for medical frontliner, like me. ❤
I knew this thing, but it's always a good thing seeing your interesting videos for more information, thank you!
Your sound effects for the fleas sound adorable 😍!!
Ted Ed has the answers to everything ❤
Or you know, Wikipedia. Better yet, heard of a library??
@@smhdpt12 some people enjoy a visual complement to their education
But can they see why kids love cinnamon toast crunch?
Thanks to all health providers 🌹
Very interesting. Always wondered about that mask and it’s origins
ive questioned this for ages and never bothered to look it up. thank you algorithm!
This is the first video I've seen of someone explaining what the beak was for.
Me too.
As a teen, I'm very grateful and glad to be born in this era
When I first saw plague doctors, I thought they were horror movie characters 😅😅
now i understand why that exorbitant beak was needed😂 . Really useful though
love the flapjack inspiration in the animations
As someone who recently watched the Great Plague doco and currently into SCP-049 and other SCPs, 3rd time found a TED video related to what happened around me in a few weeks. 😯
Despite the macabre origin of the outfit, it is quite cool in appearance, my next dnd character will be wearing it.
Basically the plague doctors outfit was the medieval version of a hazmat suit.
During Halloween I had seen this one individual walking around in this type of outfit along with the stick they used back then.. It was really creepy to see this.
One day, Ted-Ed will do a 5 minute piece on the time (Aug/07/1994) it rained white ooze in Oakville Washington. The ooze fell for about 3 days covering a few square miles and made people extremely sick. To this day there are conflicting theories as to what caused the rain, from Naval experiments to exploding jellyfish. Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack did a piece about that's worth checking out. It happened so long ago, I'm sure there have been developments...
The plague infected person:
"Why do I hear Gangsta's Paradise?"
I hope they still do this costume
I like how every part of the outfit has a purpose for dealing with the plague, and then there's the dandy little hat.
Oh my God thank you so much I’ve always wondered why they used those
Thank you. This was interesting.
love u guys
I wore one of these during covid hat and everything. It really freaked people out
I love you guys!
They looked absolutely beautiful
Now I don’t want to sleep. They actually look terrifying.
Thank you, this is one of those things i always wondered about but always forget to look up why.
Thank you to all who work earnestly in ensuring the good health of the citizenry.
2:11 *vaal hazak theme starts playing*
epic video but these were also used in England, not much but there's documentation of one or two plague doctors in the French apparel, great video and thanks for the kind words about doctors
This video is amazing, i loved that. Keep doing this. It's incredible
From what I remember, they wore them with perfumes at the end of the beaks because they thought the plague was transmitted by air, and that was supposed to stop it.
Strong-smelling herbs
If I can't smell it it's not there lol
@@Blue-gp3vn Guess my memory was contaminated by miasma
That's the miasma that they were talking about (the bad air that transmitted the plague).
DON'T READ MY NAME.
Me enganchó tanto video que me quede con ganas de saber más sobre la enfermedad y cómo la trataron, podrían haberle agregado varios minutos más
Thank you Assassins Creed Brotherhood for placing this costume in the correct time and place.
Thank you for telling me this I’ve been studying on the old doctors and the plague I know who to watch now
I always thought that these masks was related to cults
Kinda me to
They are
This was cool to learn. I hope to see more like this in the future. 🙂🐵👍
I always wanted to know this. Thanks ted ed
It’s become so iconic...
Probably also helped against the stench.
hello friends
An awesome and inspiring creation.
The politicization of medicine over the past few years will be a cloud hanging over an erstwhile respectable profession for many decades.
Every TedEd video is basically shower thoughts but thoroughly explained
Their duck-face masks were even weirder-looking than ours. :)
This is amazing keep up the good work. Ive subed to you for 4 years and i love ur vids plsss make more vidss ☺️☺️☺️😍
These guys would be great horror movie characters
Thank you!
wrong, they were bird people
All facts no cap
Lol
Its Halloween my bois Can't wait for this costume
Ministry of masks’ “Dr pestilence” and “Dr beak” are the most historically accurate masks I could find. You know, if you wanna be cool and. Authentic
To be even more authentic stuff some turpentine in your mask