Question

Which of the following explains why your body may contain a carbon atom that was present in George Washington’s body in 1776? (1 point)Carbon moves in a one-way direction through living organisms only.Carbon moves in a one-way direction from the atmosphere and then through living organisms.Carbon moves in a cyclic fashion through living organisms only.Carbon moves in a cyclic fashion through the atmosphere and living organisms

Answer 1

Although Washington was physically strong, he was not the indomitable human force that popular history paints. He was often sick, particularly with infections. These were serious infections, many of them life-threatening. The table below is an overview 4a. The rest of this page has details about each illness.

Age Year Disease
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?? ???? diphtheria 18
17 1749 malaria
19 1751 smallpox
19 1751 tuberculosis
30 1752 malaria
33 1755 dysentery (+)
35 1757 dysentery (*)
35 1757 tuberculosis (*)
39 1761 malaria (**)
39 1761 dysentery (**)
Age Year Disease
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47 1779 quinsy
52 1784 malaria
57 1789 carbuncle
58 1790 pneumonia
59 1791 carbuncle
66 1798 malaria
67 1799 epiglottitis[?]
+ = multiple episodes
* = simultaneous illnesses
* * = simultaneous illnesses