The first use of face mask in the history of medicine

Ali Taghizadieh MD1, Javad Ghazi-Sha’rbaf PhD2, Reza Mohammadinasab PhD3 and Saeid Safiri PhD45 1Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran, 2Department of Islamic History and Civilization, Faculty of Theology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran, 3Department of History of Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran, 4Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran and 5Rahat Breath and Sleep Research Center, Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran