Edger Allen Poe's Unexpected Death

Edger Allen Poe was an amazing author but his home life was far from perfect life. There is much controversy surrounding Poe’s unexpected death. Some believed that Poe had died of alcoholism while others believed that he had died of rabies/encephalitis. However, it is plausible that Poe had died of rabies/encephalitis because of the symptoms and the witness accounts on the night that Poe died.
What different doctor’s thoughts and opinions on how Poe may have died. Dr, Henry Wilde had said he knows when “Poe had all of the features of encephalic rabies when he entered the hospital”. (Benitez 187) Dr Henry Wilde was an expert on the symptoms and cases of encephalic rabies, and knows that Poe almost had the same exact symptoms. “The Writer was so sensitive to alcohol that a glass of wine would make him very ill said in his reports” (Benitez 188). This quote really sticks out because if Poe got sick on one glass of wine he would have stopped drinking altogether to stop from getting very sick.” Data published by the CFD.P indicates
“Poe was traveling during the worst of the winter months so he might have had a fever when he left his home so it possibly caused Poe to have encephalitis.” (Silvermen187) The wintery weather like conditions may have caused Poe to have a sickness which might have not helped him in his rabies symptoms. “When Poe was found he was not in his clothes when he was found so what happened to Poe from point a to point b.” (Benitez187) What had happened to Poe when he started his journey to make him be in the state that he died in. “Only some of the rabies victims can’t remember anything about getting bit by an animal.” (Benitez190) This shows how Poe couldn’t remember anything about getting bitten when he was found. Poe’s final days are unknown on what he did or where he went to so there are many different ways people think about what Poe did on his final