How Does Mozart Cause Death

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At one o’clock in the morning on December 5th, 1791 at the age of 35,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart past away. The exact cause of death is not known, this is due to the fact that there were limits in postmortem diagnosis. On his death certificate it shows the cause of death was Hitziges Frieselfieber which is severe miliary fever. Miliary fever is referring to a skin rash that looks like millet seeds. Tons of theories have been proposed such as influenza, mercury poisoning, or a rare kidney ailment as to possibilities of his death. Since then there has been many hypotheses have come about his death. Some have credited it to rheumatic fever which is defined as a noncontagious acute fever marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, this is an illness he suffered from frequently during his life. It has been stated that his funeral had very few mourners and that he was buried in a common grave. Both statements were within the Viennese practice at the time. At the time, only aristocrats …show more content…
Again, as part of the Viennese tradition Mozart's body was sewn in a linen sack and was then