The Black Death in the fourteenth century / from the German of I.F.C. Hecker ; tr. by B.G. Babington.

  • Justus Friedrich Carl Hecker
Date:
1833
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Credit: The Black Death in the fourteenth century / from the German of I.F.C. Hecker ; tr. by B.G. Babington. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    plague in Constantinople, notices great imposthumes* of the thighs and arms of those affected, which, when opened, afforded relief by the discharge of an offen- sive matter. Buboes, which are the infal- lible signs of the oriental plague, are thus plainly indicated, for he makes separate mention of smaller boils on the arms and in the face, as also in other parts of the body, and clearly distinguishes these from the blisters,-]* which are no less produced by plague in all its forms. In many cases, black spots§ broke out all over the body, either single, or united and confluent. These symptoms were not all found in every case. In many, one alone was sufficient to cause death, while some patients reco- vered, contrary to expectation, though afflic- ted with all. Symptoms of cephalic affec- tion were frequent; many patients became stupified and fell into a deep sleep, losing * ATTOgaaeig jutyaXai. *j MsAaivai (j)\v)(TL^£g. § tocnrep giyjuara /utXava-
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