Claudia Nava-Poe-Extra Credit

The Rabies death Theory could have been the reason why Poe died. His cat could've had the rabies and transmitted them to Poe. Poe could've also possibly had contact with a bat and he could've gotten rabies from the bat. Even though they don't have the proof that the rabies were transmitted by Caterina (Poes cat), it is possible because there were no vaccines to cure animals of the rabies.

Poe could've also died from alcohol because they said that just a little bit of alcohol could've made him violently ill for days. So I dont think that they can be very sure that alcohol is not the reason of poes death. They also cannot be sure that Poe always avoided alcohol beacuse they weren't always watching him around the clock. I also think it could've been just an alcohol problem that he had when he was younger.

After reading this article, I dont think that Poe died from rabies. This article indicates that Poe got really drunk and he exposed himself to the rain and the wind. I personally think that Poe overused alcohol and that is the reason of his death.

Based on all these articles, I think that Poe died from alcohol overuse. I think this because I think they have more evidence to support his drinking theory than they do of Poe getting rabies. Also, they can't be sure that Caterina died from rabies because they also say that she died of starvation. If Poes death was caused by rabies, I think they should've at least noticed some symptoms. So until now, I think the cause of Poes death is alcohol.