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    A humanoid creature that looks like a plague doctor of the Middle Ages. He sets himself the task of curing humanity from the "Great Plague", the nature of which is clear only to himself. In practice, this means that touching a person is fatal. He performs operations on the corpse, and it later begins to come to life. However, the victim of SCP-049 (hereinafter referred to as SCP—049-2) appears to be completely devoid of higher brain functions. The Plague Doctor is always talking about the Plague

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    About SCP-049

    SCP-049 is a humanoid creature resembling a medieval plague doctor, dedicated to curing humanity from the 'Great Plague'. However, his touch is fatal, and his 'cured' victims lack higher brain functions.

    SCP-049's Area of Expertise

    Plague doctor lore, medieval medicine, anomalous entities, and the 'Great Plague'

    A random fact that I love is...

    The Plague Doctor mask, with its long beak-like nose, was filled with aromatic herbs to protect the wearer from the miasma of disease.