来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病第3集第3集》

At first these were the size of a hazelnut

最初疖肿有榛子般大小
and developed accompanied by violent shivering fits

之后伴随着一阵阵剧烈的颤抖
that soon rendered those attacked

很快使患者虚弱
so weak they could no longer stand upright,

以至于不能站立
but were forced to lie in their beds,

只能被迫躺在床上
consumed by violent fever and overcome by great tribulation.

受尽高烧和巨大痛苦的折磨
Soon the boils grew to the size of a walnut, then a hen's egg,

疖肿迅速长到胡桃大小之后像鸡蛋
and they were exceedingly painful and irritated the body,

它们使人极其痛苦并刺激着机体
causing it to vomit blood by vitiating the juices.

由于消化液受到损害患者开始吐血
The blood rose from the affected lungs to the throat,

血液从受感染的肺部升至咽喉
producing on the whole body a putrefying and decomposing effect.

整个身体开始腐烂分解
The sickness lasted three days,

病症会延续三天