Many doctors claimed Poe died of rabies. One of the few doctors named Dr. Benitez said “Poe was not drunk when he died” (187) to put it briefly. Doctors said it was a classic case of rabies (187). One of the reasons it was rabies was Poe’s refusal of alcohol. Poe could barely drink water because they say when you have rabies your throat hurts. Dr. Henry said “Poe had all the features encephalitic rabies” (187). Dr. Henry was a trained professional doctor. Dr. Henry suspected it was rabies. Poe’s
Many doctors claimed Poe died of rabies. One of the few doctors named Dr. Benitez said “Poe was not drunk when he died” (187) to put it briefly. Doctors said it was a classic case of rabies (187). One of the reasons it was rabies was Poe’s refusal of alcohol. Poe could barely drink water because they say when you have rabies your throat hurts. Dr. Henry said “Poe had all the features encephalitic rabies” (187). Dr. Henry was a trained professional doctor. Dr. Henry suspected it was rabies. Poe’s