Why did Wolfy die?

We would all like to believe that Salieri was the one who killed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. That would be a much more interesting story for everyone! However, the facts show that he died of a disease known as rheumatic fever which is an acute disease occurring during recovery from infection with a strain of streptococcus bacteria. He died at 1:00 am on December 5, 1791. it is kind of upsetting to find out that he didn't get murder because that would make Salieri more cool and crazy but instead Salieri just attempted to sabotage Mozart's career throughout his life and he wasted 35 years living in Mozart's shadow which made him very bitter.