There is much muggle folklore on the condition of Lycanthropy, some more accurate to werewolfism caused by curses, rather than the true disease caused by bites.
For example there is an old piece of lore in that drinking water from the pawprint of a wolf, or werewolf, could cause someone to become a werewolf, turning at the next full moon, while other muggle myths on werewolfism claim that an individual infected can turn at any time, which is more reminiscent of Animagi, than of a true werewolf.
There is also myths of types of werewolves which, instead of tearing people apart in their transformed states, instead chose to collect food, such as fish, for those in need, which again, is something more common of Animagi or werewolves who take Wolfsbane potion.
There is even some lore which reports that calling a wolf by its human name, especially if there is some bond between the individuals, can help a wolf regain control of themselves and return to their human form. While this certainly is not true of lycanthropic wolves, it does bear certain similarity to the tale of the Rabid Animagus (revealed to be Asena Grant) from the 1800s.
The tale of Asena Grant was a curious one. An eager transfigurer, she learnt to become an Animagus, taking the form of a Grey Wolf. However, during one transformation, she had a run in with a pack of true wolves, one of whom was rabid, and which bit her. Infected with the disease she became noticeably ill in her human form, and quite mad in her lupine one. Eventually she was found in her wolf form, before she attacked another muggle, and was transformed back by forcible application of the Homorphus charm by multiple Aurors. After stunning her, Auror Madeleine Pankhurst took her to St. Mungo’s where she was treated, revealing to Healers that Asena had responded momentarily to her name, pausing her attack and allowing the Aurors time enough to capture her. Asena Grant was never tried for the crimes she committed while infected.
– On The Intersection of Muggle Lore on Werewolves and Wixen Lycanthropy by Lyka Wolfe, published in Mundane and Magical Zoology, August 1999 Issue.
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