[ClearCase_guy]

[ctdonath2]

Actually there was a purpose for that long “beak”. Don’t recall it off hand but did see an article about it last year.

[ClearCase_guy]

Note that Bubonic Plague killed a third of Europe and was principally spread by fleas. However, the really scary and highly contagious variant was Pneumonic Plague. It spread easily and killed quickly. The bad diseases are at their worst when they go airborne.