[piasa]

I think it may have more to do with the diseases they were carrying rather than the smell. Some of them had typhus. But it could be the masks were dual purpose, since they had probably fed the buggers with one of those humanitarian veggie-bean packets. LOL.

[sneakypete]

I think it may have more to do with the diseases they were carrying rather than the smell.

No,it has to do with them concealing their identity.