Maritza Benitez-Final Exan Essay

Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7,1849. There are two different theries on how people said that he died. One is that people say that Poe was found outside baltimore sallon drunk and died a few days later. The other was that poe had rabbies but they were not sure on how he got them.
My belief from what i have read is that he did die from rabbies. Because like it says in one of the articles. That when someone gets rabbies it is hard to tell the symptoms. I think that he might of had it for a longer time just couldnt tell that he did.
It could have also been that he died from alcohol. I don't see enough facts and evidence on why he would have died from alcohol. But in the articles it didnt say that he liked to drink. It said that Poe would get kind of violent of of wine. So I think that he was a light drinker.
Edgar Allan Poe had all the features of ehcephalitic. Which means inflammation or swelling of the brain. That is what Dr. Henry Wilde said. Whom frequently treats rabbies at chualonkorm Universuty. Poe died in the hospital. But legand has it that he succumbed in the gutter.
So in conclusion i think that there is enough evidence that he died from rabbies. Was seen on October 3,1849 and died four days later on October 7,1849. That is just my thoughts but i really can't say that he died from rabbies or not.