Strep Throat May Have Led to Mozart's Death

http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/dead/630089.html ^ | August 17, 2009

[ml/nj]

I haven't looked at it in a long time, but those interested in this topic might enjoy 1791: Mozart's Last Year by H. C. Robbins Landon. Very sad at the end, when this great man succumbs, but I do remember it being a very good book.

ML/NJ

[Borges]

Schubert was 31 when he died. Keats was 26.

[Mogollon]

Strep throat, even with antibiotics is dangerous because the dead strep bacteria can plug the renal nephrons in the kidney and cause the blood pressure to sky-rocket.

[DvdMom]

ping

[Pompah]

A few years back I read an article on this subject.
The conclusion was,as I recall was that Herr Mozart
was done in by a plate of undercooked pork cutlets.

And the true cause of his demise was “Trichinosis”.

Sounded good to me. have loved his music all my life.

[SamiGirl]

Thanks for posting this. Mozart is my favorite. I am especially fond of his Piano Concerto #20 — I love to play it and I love to listen to it.

He also toured a lot and had his own groupies. I think of him as the rock star of the 18th century. He composed over 600 works in his short life. Imagine if he had lived to an old age.

I guess now you know I am a musician.

[autumnraine]

Tell it to bosses when they rag on employees for being out sick!! I can understand a person who is constantly out ‘sick’, but there are times when it is in EVERYONE’s best interest to stay home.

I had one woman come to work with MRSA pnuemonia and had her IV hooked up to her in her office!

I pitched an every loving fit and when I finally mentioned that it was contagious (and since I sat right outside her office and listened to the hacking, wheezing and coughing all day freaking out at even the thought of breathing in) the bosses had a meeting ASAP.

It’s good to not be out sick, it’s stupid to contaminate everyone else in the vicinity.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Salieri’s fault.

[InvisibleChurch]

So whatever became of Phoebe Cates?

[neverdem]

Thanks for the micro pings, Born Conservative and DvdMom. I’ll read it now.

[ConservativeStatement]

I don’t know enough of the style of music to make a responsible comment but the history associated with the talent of Mozart coupled with the text of this article is intriguing. Good luck with the music.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Got older, married that Kevin Kline guy, squeezed out some kids. You know the score.

[Born Conservative]

I think he/she meant that George Bush is the blame for everything in some people’s eyes, therefore substitute “George Bush” for “strep throat”.

[Born Conservative]

Scarlet fever, they say, is an alternative possibility, but less likely.

Scarlet Fever is strep throat with a rash. Many of these "journalists" are idiots when they attempt to write articles pertaining to diseases.

[Glenn]

Strep is still a serious illness.

It didn't kill me, but it took my hearing and inner ears.

Run to the nearest ER or Clinic if you get it.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Not the usual score, from 22 February 2009:

[fieldmarshaldj]

She'll always be this to me. ;-)

[Kenny Bunk]

Phoebe Cates?

Married Kevin Kline. I got there too late to stop it. She'll always be my "Princess Caraboo."

[Kenny Bunk]

Wolfgang? Dead? Really, you people could have written to let me know! Did someone tell Tony?