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.
كتب واصفا وصفا حيا هذين المرضَين :‏ « دام الاول شهرَين ،‏ وكان المصاب به تلازمه الحمى ويبصق دما ويموت بسببه بعد ثلاثة ايام .‏