Different people thought different things about what caused the plague. Some thought it was a punishment from God, and as a result more people returned to church every Sunday without fail. Others thought it was bad air they were breathing in, so they burnt sweet smelling herbs. Many thought they should stay away from sick people because it was contagious. Few thought that the Jews had been poisoning the water and a few thought that it was being brought into the country by travellers that had the disease. In the end it was discovered that it was being transmitted by rats which were infested with fleas.
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