HealthPlague Doctor Costume Trends Amid Russia Pneumonic Plague Fears
The death of a young woman at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute in southeastern Siberia, Russia, has raised concerns about a pneumonic plague outbreak. Nearly 200 people were isolated after an incident involving a live bacterium at the lab. Online, the 17th-century plague doctor costume has resurfaced as netizens use dark humor to respond to outbreak fears, comparing it to modern PPE suits from the COVID-19 pandemic.
HT Health··Irkutsk



