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The plague doctor staff was for removing the covers off victim's, keeping potential victims at bay and moving the patient about. They didn't want to touch Plague victims or their families at all so the stick enabled them to carry out their work whilst protecting them

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clearly the reason Bubonic Plague doctors have pointy sticks is because they need to keep sick people away from them

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