He graphically described these ailments, writing: “The first lasted two months, with continuous fever and spitting of blood, and from this one died in three days.
“ यामुळे प्लेगच्या प्रसाराला अधिकच हातभार लागला, ” असे फिलिप्प झिग्लर यांच्या काळा मृत्यू (इंग्रजी) या पुस्तकात म्हटले आहे.