Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Death Secret

     Classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791. For centuries, Mozart reported died was killed by his fellow composers, the issue of suicide until the disease he suffered. Now the cause of his death began to unfold?

     The mystery of the death of Mozart missed after the disclosure of new facts. The maestro who died in 1791 at age 35 was believed to have died due to complications in the throat due to streptococcus bacterial infection.

     Andrew Steptoe, an epidemiologist publish the most probable cause of Mozart's death in the Annals of Internal Medicine. He says, throat infections become the most reasonable possibility, if the notice of the medical history of Mozart.

      "For the first time we analyzed the causes of death that may cause death. This also informs us about what the disease spread at that time and also unravel the mystery of the death of the composer who was at the peak of his career at that time," said Steptoe of University College London, as reported by MSN, Tuesday (18/08/2009).

     Some other causes of death, according to Dr. RHC Zegers of the University of Amsterdam is arthritis, an overdose of mercury salts used to treat syphilis, and trichinosis caused by eating pork containing tapeworm.

     The researchers re-examine the death records of Mozart in Vienna and also compare it with health records a few years before his departure to find something that can be used as evidence.

     From there they discovered a new fact, namely the accumulation of fluid in the body lethal Mozart. The researchers suspect that the liquid is caused by the bacteria streptococcus infection in the throat, which triggered his death.

     It also mentioned the presence of infection causing complication of kidney disease and blood transfusion difficulty. But researchers say, the discovery of these facts still provisional, because the other allegations may arise.

     A professor of music, Zaslaw who conducted a study of Mozart's death was said, it is very difficult to conclude that the actual cause of Mozart's death because of the difficulty of finding documents in the past. But according to him, this discovery could be one way and enlightenment in the future to uncover the real mystery.

Source : http://health.detik.com/read/2009/08/18/113032/1184785/763/misteri-kematian-mozart-mulai-terungkap