What we believe George Washington's cause of death was
The Galveston County Daily News, April 12, 2022
A variety of theories have been proposed to explain Washington’s death. Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel cover these in their recent Medical Discovery News column. Washington’s physicians at the time thought it was croup, an infection of the upper airway. Later, physicians have guessed that Washington died of diphtheria, strep throat, quinsy, Ludwig’s angina, Vincent’s angina or pneumonia, but none of these explained all the symptoms. What is your diagnosis?