Editing Mask (section)

=== Occupational ===
{{see also|NIOSH air filtration rating|FFP standards|breathing apparatus}}
* Beaked masks containing herbs in the beak were worn in [[early modern Europe]] by plague doctors<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.exn.ca/news/images/1998/06/17/19980617-plaguedoctor.jpg | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016155422/http://www.exn.ca/news/images/1998/06/17/19980617-plaguedoctor.jpg |archive-date=16 October 2006 | publisher = Discovery Channel Canada |title=plaguedoctor}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2021}} to try to ward off the [[Black Death]].
* [[Filter mask]], a piece of safety equipment.
* [[Fullface mask|Full-face diving mask]] as part of [[self-contained breathing apparatus]] for divers and others; some let the wearer talk to others through a built-in communication device
* [[Respirator]] (gas or particulate mask), a mask worn on the face to protect the body from airborne pollutants and toxic materials, and fine [[particulate matter]] or infectious particles.
* [[Oxygen mask]] worn by high-altitude pilots, or used in medicine to deliver oxygen, anesthetic, or other gases to patients
* [[Welding mask]] to protect the welder's face and eyes from the brightness and sparks created during welding