Disease Collection (page 5)

Germany, vaccination certificate, for Carsten Petersen, 2 1/2 years old, the vaccination was on the 3. 6
UTD4917579 Germany, vaccination certificate, for Carsten Petersen, 2 1/2 years old, the vaccination was on the 3. 6. 1833 against smallpox, the document is from the 7. 6

Great outbreak of plague of 1348: flagellants circulating in rural areas and villages by disease
ELD4852458 Great outbreak of plague of 1348: flagellants circulating in rural areas and villages by disease. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Lepreux, in the province of CANTUNG, CHINA, beginning of the 20th century
JAB5036928 Lepreux, in the province of CANTUNG, CHINA, beginning of the 20th century.; (add.info.: Lepreux, in the province of CANTUNG, CHINA)

French friars Recollects caring to the plague victims, 1650. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4903773 French friars Recollects caring to the plague victims, 1650. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285537 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

Women's Dorm at Bellevue Hospital in New York City (USA), circa 1890 - Colorisee engraving 19th century
NWI4954692 Women's Dorm at Bellevue Hospital in New York City (USA), circa 1890 - Colorisee engraving 19th century (Female Ward at Bellevue Hospital, New York City)

Patients suffering from insolation treated at Centre Street Hospital in New York City (USA)
NWI4954668 Patients suffering from insolation treated at Centre Street Hospital in New York City (USA) around 1870 - Colour engraving 19th century (Sun-struck patients at Centre Street Hospital)

Church men visit a sick and allitee woman. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration
NWI4953679 Church men visit a sick and allitee woman. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info.: Church men visit a sick and allitee woman)

French map of the Transvaal at the outbreak of the Boer War in South Africa, 1899
3479681 French map of the Transvaal at the outbreak of the Boer War in South Africa, 1899; Universal History Archive/UIG

Aosta, Italy, Portrait of a mountain idiot doing the quete and nicknamed the gentleman of Aosta, 1863
LUX4731974 Aosta, Italy, Portrait of a mountain idiot doing the quete and nicknamed the gentleman of Aosta, 1863; (add.info.: Aosta, Italy)

Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France, A young woman and her dwarf little daughter, 1884
LUX4733241 Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France, A young woman and her dwarf little daughter, 1884; (add.info.: Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France

France, Photography of an engraving depicting Napoleon III at the bedside by Felix Dupanloup (1802-1878), 1865
LUX4733732 France, Photography of an engraving depicting Napoleon III at the bedside by Felix Dupanloup (1802-1878), 1865; (add.info.: France)

France, Studio portrait of a general doctor examining the throat of one of his patients, 1865
LUX4729774 France, Studio portrait of a general doctor examining the throat of one of his patients, 1865; (add.info.: France)

Epic swine skin disease of Richard Lambert (Ichthyose hystrix) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of
FLO4726900 Epic swine skin disease of Richard Lambert (Ichthyose hystrix) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Duties towards neighbour: Respect for honor and reputation. "Who wants to kill his dog accuses him of rage."
DUV4212796 Duties towards neighbour: Respect for honor and reputation. "Who wants to kill his dog accuses him of rage." Engraving in " The unique book of morality

The duties of the child in the family: Relief Assistance. The good son must help and assist his old parents
DUV4212679 The duties of the child in the family: Relief Assistance. The good son must help and assist his old parents. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

A doctor, concentrating on his pocket watch, takes the pulse of a gentleman
FLO4565829 A doctor, concentrating on his pocket watch, takes the pulse of a gentleman, dresses in the fashion of the English Regence (1811-1820), in a piece decoree of mirror and candelabres (Bath)

Varietes of skin disease autoimmune psoriasis - Lithography by John Pass, published in "Encyclopedia
FLO4618788 Varietes of skin disease autoimmune psoriasis - Lithography by John Pass, published in "Encyclopedia Londinensis" by John Wilkes, edition J.Adlard, London

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Necker hospital, photograph of malformation in the sick, 1901
LUX4788388 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Necker hospital, photograph of malformation in the sick, 1901; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Necker hospital

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83): Toulon region, the sanatorium, 1900
LUX4765367 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83): Toulon region, the sanatorium, 1900; (add.info.: France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83): Toulon region, the sanatorium

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: A sick child in a cart pulls by a donkey on the beach, 1900
LUX4768790 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Berck: A sick child in a cart pulls by a donkey on the beach, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62)

Government visiting hospital during cholera epidemic
2603949 Government visiting hospital during cholera epidemic; (add.info.: Cholera epidemic in Naples, Italy. Government ministers visiting a hospital. Wood engraving published Paris 1884)

Head of the Anopheles Mosquito showing the female mouthparts. Engraving, 1912
527390 Head of the Anopheles Mosquito showing the female mouthparts. Engraving, 1912.; (add.info.: The bite of the female of this species can transmit the Malaria parasite)

Bubonic plague. 19th century (engraving)
672877 Bubonic plague. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Bubonic plague is a zoonotic disease, circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Depiction of Influenza. 19th century (engraving)
672873 Depiction of Influenza. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Doctor examining woman with Cholera. 19th century (engraving)
672864 Doctor examining woman with Cholera. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae)

Bubonic plague. 19th century (engraving)
672847 Bubonic plague. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Napoleon I in the Pesthouse at Jaffa touching plague victims, 11 March 1799
543831 Napoleon I in the Pesthouse at Jaffa touching plague victims, 11 March 1799. 19th century (french popular hand-coloured woodcut); (add.info)

Benjamin Travers, 1800
1576987 Benjamin Travers, 1800; (add.info.: Benjamin Travers (3 April 1783 - 6 March 1858) was a British surgeon. He was appointed surgeon to the London infirmary for diseases of the eye

Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle
1578328 Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle; (add.info.: Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle. Dated 14th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

The harvest of the estorax, a tree from Arabia, good against weakness and frigidity of the stomach
AIS5378747 The harvest of the estorax, a tree from Arabia, good against weakness and frigidity of the stomach, painted miniature in "De Natura Rerum" by Thomas de Cantimpre (1201-1276)

Ophthalmology: medical plate showing the different diseases of the eye. Plate from a work by the physician Johannes de
AIS5377043 Ophthalmology: medical plate showing the different diseases of the eye. Plate from a work by the physician Johannes de Gorter (1689-1762) 1780; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Scalp diseases, porrigo varietes and skin diseases: ulcerous pyodermatitis caused by bacteria - Lithography by John
FLO4618780 Scalp diseases, porrigo varietes and skin diseases: ulcerous pyodermatitis caused by bacteria - Lithography by John Pass, published in "Encyclopedia Londinensis" by John Wilkes

Engraving of the book of Ambroise Pare: " Monsters and Prodiges" (first edition 1573)
PCT4260964 Engraving of the book of Ambroise Pare: " Monsters and Prodiges" (first edition 1573, appendix: marine monsters)

USA, Two Siamese sisters (?) reading a newspaper pose in studio, 1860
LUX4732604 USA, Two Siamese sisters (?) reading a newspaper pose in studio, 1860; (add.info.: USA, Two Siamese sisters (?) reading a newspaper pose in studio, 1860); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France: Photography showing a good sister caring for a sick person, 1902
LUX4726702 France: Photography showing a good sister caring for a sick person, 1902; (add.info.: France: Photography showing a good sister caring for a sick person, 1902); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Albinism (albino), corpulence and vitiligo (depigmentation) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural
FLO4726841 Albinism (albino), corpulence and vitiligo (depigmentation) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

La fee de la fleur de marshmallow gives a medicine for the throat to a frog alitee - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy
FLO4637556 La fee de la fleur de marshmallow gives a medicine for the throat to a frog alitee - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

The effects of Cholera in Egypt
5311897 The effects of Cholera in Egypt; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the effects of Cholera in Egypt, as a result of water polluted by a diseased carcass)

Smallpox epidemic, New York, 19th century
6317601 Smallpox epidemic, New York, 19th century; (add.info.: Isolation of homeless men during a smallpox epidemic in New York, USA in the late 19th century)

An engraving depicting a dying patient and visitor screened off from the ward
5311237 An engraving depicting a dying patient and visitor screened off from the ward. Handle suspended on a rope to help the patient to sit up

An engraving depicting a quarantine station after an outbreak of Cholera in Marseilles harbour, France
5310711 An engraving depicting a quarantine station after an outbreak of Cholera in Marseilles harbour, France. In the first week in July the mortality rate was 24 per day

Woman suspected of carrying cholera
7301613 Woman suspected of carrying cholera; Private Collection; (add.info.: A woman suspected of carrying cholera is taken from her house on Second Avenue, New York, to an ambulance)

Elephantiasis, 1832 (engraving)
7293216 Elephantiasis, 1832 (engraving); (add.info.: Medicine. Dermatology. Elephantiasis. Engraving in: Monographie des dermatoses, de J.L. Alibert, France, 1832.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Carlos J. Finlay, epidemiologist who pioneered in yellow fever research
NWI4949640 Carlos J. Finlay, epidemiologist who pioneered in yellow fever research.; (add.info.: Carlos J. Finlay, epidemiologist who pioneered in yellow fever research)

Knight of the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, 1796 (engraving)
FLO4706992 Knight of the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, 1796 (engraving); (add.info.: Knight of the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem)

SUAREZ de RIBERA, Francisco (S.XVIII). Spanish doctor. Illustration of " Theatro Chyrurgico anatomico del cuerpo
CUL4871759 SUAREZ de RIBERA, Francisco (S.XVIII). Spanish doctor. Illustration of " Theatro Chyrurgico anatomico del cuerpo del hombre viviente

Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino
GIA5033671 Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino.; (add.info.: Saint Charles Borromeo (San Carlo Borromeo) - portrait by Figino.); © Giancarlo Costa

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"Disease: A Historical Battle Against the Unseen Foe" In 1845, as the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail on their ill-fated Arctic expedition, little did they know that disease would become their deadliest adversary. The Shotley Bridge General Hospital in County Durham witnessed countless patients afflicted by mysterious ailments brought back from distant lands. Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror valiantly led his crew through treacherous waters, but even his courage could not shield them from the invisible enemy lurking within. As depicted in a Punch cartoon, renowned scientist Faraday tried to offer his expertise to Father Thames, symbolizing society's desperate attempts to combat diseases. The battle against disease takes place at microscopic levels too. T lymphocytes engaging cancer cells under an electron microscope (SEM C001 / 1679) exemplify our ongoing fight against this relentless foe. Awareness campaigns remind us that "Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, " urging us to take precautions for public health. Medical advancements have revolutionized treatments over time. Pneumothorax treatment using X-rays has saved countless lives by effectively collapsing lung cavities caused by diseases like tuberculosis. However, these triumphs cannot overshadow the tragedies faced by Captain Sir John Franklin and his crew who succumbed to disease during their Arctic exploration. Diseases have often been personified throughout history – King Cholera presiding over a court reminds us of the devastating cholera outbreaks that plagued communities worldwide. Medical illustrations depicting appendicitis or bunions captured the urgency with which doctors sought solutions for these painful conditions. Yet perhaps one of the most feared diseases is Alzheimer's, which silently erodes memories and identities. Computer artwork visualizing an Alzheimer's brain serves as a stark reminder of its impact on individuals and families alike. As we navigate through centuries battling various diseases, it becomes evident that our fight is far from over.