He goes into great detail the symptoms of the decease. First there was swelling in the groin or armpit that was described as a large egg shaped mass, this was referred to as the gavocciolo. Second was dark blotches or bruises covering most of their body. Boccaccio states “to anyone unfortunate enough to contract them, were just as infallible a sign that he would die as the gavocciolo had been
He goes into great detail the symptoms of the decease. First there was swelling in the groin or armpit that was described as a large egg shaped mass, this was referred to as the gavocciolo. Second was dark blotches or bruises covering most of their body. Boccaccio states “to anyone unfortunate enough to contract them, were just as infallible a sign that he would die as the gavocciolo had been