There were many who said it was a lie, just like anti-vaxxers today, our Research Affiliate Gabor Klaniczay said in an interview with 444.hu about the plague in the Middle Ages.
He talked about how people spent their time during a pandemic, how they tried to understand what was going on and protect themselves against the disease, and how the different waves of the plague affected everyday life, the society and religion.
Read the full interview (in Hungarian, subscription required) here