Why Would George Washington Have Survived If He Was Alive Now?
Would George Washington Have Survived if He was Alive Now? On December 14, 1799, George Washington, America’s first president died. George Washington fell ill after his ride on December 13th in the cold frigid rain. In today’s day, many diseases that killed people back then are now treatable and not as common. For example, smallpox used to be one of the deadliest diseases, after the vaccine, the chance of getting it is very unlikely. He died from many possible reasons including croup, quinsy, Ludwig’s angina, Vincent’s angina, diphtheria, and streptococcal throat infection to acute pneumonia. However, acute bacterial epiglottitis seems to be the most likely. Due to intensive research, it seems that George Washington would have in fact survived
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This swells and blocks air getting into the lungs. Symptoms in adults include severe sore throat, fever, muffled or lost voice, and difficulty of swallowing. The most common cause of it is Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), which is also the same bacterium that causes pneumonia, meningitis, and infections in the bloodstream. This disease is more common in children than adults but it still occurs in adults. The reason for this is because children have a weaker immune system so they are more likely to get the bacterium infection Haemophilus influenzae type b. In today’s day, majority of children get a three to four dose vaccine at the ages of 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and sometimes a booster shot between 12 and 15 months. This is for Haemophilus influenzae type b. This vaccine protects against the bacteria, make the chances of getting the virus are very …show more content…
He would have been treated with steroid medication, to help the swelling of the airway to go down. Then he would have been given IV (Intravenous) fluids until he could swallow again. IV fluids are substances and medications that are directly delivered to the veins. These are the quickest ways for medication to be delivered. He would have also been put on a breathing tube, which is medical ventilator. This tube is put through the person’s nose to deliver oxygen to them. After 24 hours of treatment, he most likely would have been fully recovered and would have survived. However, he would have most likely not even been able to get the infection because of the
This swells and blocks air getting into the lungs. Symptoms in adults include severe sore throat, fever, muffled or lost voice, and difficulty of swallowing. The most common cause of it is Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), which is also the same bacterium that causes pneumonia, meningitis, and infections in the bloodstream. This disease is more common in children than adults but it still occurs in adults. The reason for this is because children have a weaker immune system so they are more likely to get the bacterium infection Haemophilus influenzae type b. In today’s day, majority of children get a three to four dose vaccine at the ages of 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and sometimes a booster shot between 12 and 15 months. This is for Haemophilus influenzae type b. This vaccine protects against the bacteria, make the chances of getting the virus are very …show more content…
He would have been treated with steroid medication, to help the swelling of the airway to go down. Then he would have been given IV (Intravenous) fluids until he could swallow again. IV fluids are substances and medications that are directly delivered to the veins. These are the quickest ways for medication to be delivered. He would have also been put on a breathing tube, which is medical ventilator. This tube is put through the person’s nose to deliver oxygen to them. After 24 hours of treatment, he most likely would have been fully recovered and would have survived. However, he would have most likely not even been able to get the infection because of the