Physicians attempted to prevent the plague from spreading. The doctors would wear the cool looking masks with herbs, spices, dried flowers, and other sweet smelling things in order to protect themselves from disease. They did this because they thought the disease was airborne. In addition, they told people to stay inside and avoid exercise because they thought the air was toxic. That, of course, led to no avail. When someone was infected with the disease, the infected family would be locked inside of their home until they died. Eventually, the dead bodies started being burned. That was one of the few that somewhat worked. The physicians during the time of the plague made many efforts to prevent the plague.
