@mcc@mastodon.social I agree... and would point out that this was reported as "#pneumonic_plague" (lung infection) not "bubonic" (lymph node infection). In a nutshell this means the victim likely breathed in the #plague #spores rather than being injected (bitten) with the #bacteria. An #N95 #mask could have / should have prevented this. So simple precautions failed or were not followed. It also makes me think of "#weaponization" (making spores more infective via the air). See all the press about the #Anthrax attack in DC several years ago for more on this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_(disease)