Bonnie Croom ENG2(8)-Final Exam

Michael Benitez claims that Edgar Allen Poe died because of rabies. Benitez is a reliable cardiologist. He admits he saw Poe at a bar but claims Poe was not drunk. Beniitez thinks Poe is f accused of bad conduct.
Poe was admitted at the Washington College Hospital. By the second day Poe was hallucinating and shouting at things that weren't there. By the third day Poe couldn't remember what he was doing the night before. On the fourth day he was still confused. He was having angry mood swings. Poe calmed himself down for a while but then later that day he died.
Before Poe died he was refusing alcohol and water. Refusing water is one of the symptoms of rabies. Although there were no marks or bites, one-fourth of rabies victims don't remember getting bitten. In addition to that, when infected with rabies, it just takes a few days to die. Poe had all the symptoms of rabies.
People still think Edgar Allen Poe died because of alcoholism. Legend has it that he fell drunk in a gutter and then died. Others say he died on the front steps of his house. People will think and say what they want. Although we can't deny the facts. Edgar Allen Poe was admitted to the hospital sober.
In conclusion, I believe Poe died because of rabies. He had all the symptoms: hallucination, hydrophobia and mood swings. If his death was because of alcohol he wouldn't of lived for four days. Alcohol poisoning kills within hours. Although he liked drinking when he was younger, when he got in his forty's a little glass of wine would turn his stomach. I agree with Benitezs, people falsely accused Poe with an alcohol problem.