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This is supposed to have taken place in the 16th century, well before the germ theory of disease, when people believed that illness was caused by bad smells, curses, and divine retribution. Also, wouldn't the process of desiccating the plague boils also kill the pathogen? Though it is also true that Genghis Khan defeated Baghdad by trebucheting the corpses of his men who had died of the plague over the walls of the city, causing the plague to take out the defenders.
It's true they lacked the understanding because the fresh wet pus would easily transmit the disease compared to dessicated product.
A lot of work for no reward. But... they were also trying to avoid getting sick, themselves, while likely playing in early biowarfare on behalf of someone's government.
I'd even go so far to say that much of the plague, at this time, was actually staph infections causing the boils and they could have easily transferred this via skin to skin contact.
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