Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Staph killed Mozart?


Stephen Adams of Britain's Telegraph reports on the latest theory on the cause of Mozart's death on Dec. 5, 1791. Dutch researchers note that his symptoms conform to those of MRSA – more commonly known as Staphylococcus aureus – a bacterial infection widespread in Vienna at the time:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/6042515/Mozart-was-killed-by-superbug-like-MRSA.html