Did edgar allan poe know about the read death

"the red death had long been feeding on the country.

no sickness had ever been so deadly — so great a killer — or so fearful to see. blood was its mark — the redness and the horror of blood.

there were sharp pains, and a sudden feeling that the mind was rushing in circles inside the head. then there was bleeding through the skin, though it was not cut or broken — and then, death!

the bright red spots upon the body and especially upon the face of the sick man made other men turn away from him, afraid to try to . and the sickness lasted, from beginning to the end, no more than half an hour.

but prospero, the ruler of that land, was happy and strong and wise. when half the people of his land had died, he called to him a thousand healthy, happy friends, and with them went far away to live in one of his palaces"        

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pretty sure the answers are 1 b 2 c idk hope it is right