and the skin of the face fixed in a grotesque mask,

面部的皮肤混合在一种奇形怪状的面具里
with the mouth permanently open.

嘴巴永远张着
The appearance of scabs and crusting though was a favorable

疤和痂的表现是一种良好的迹象
sign in terms of prognosis for the patient.

就对病人的预测而言
But they did lead to one final torment of the disease,

但它们的确会导致这中疾病的最后的痛苦
which was an intolerable itching that accompanied that period;

在这个时期会有令人难以忍受的瘙痒感
indeed, a large portion of the

确实很大一部分的源于天花的
scarring that resulted from smallpox was undoubtedly due to

伤疤毫无疑问是因为
patients scratching and tearing at their lesions.

病人抓挠和撕破伤口而造成的
Well, the appearance and distribution of the pustules was

脓疱的症状和分布
of major importance for diagnosis,

对于诊断来说是很重要的
and it could be what was called "Discrete smallpox,"

可以称之为分离的天花