Disease Collection (page 8)

Development of pustules in a man suffering from Anthrax, 19th century (engraving)
527394 Development of pustules in a man suffering from Anthrax, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Development of pustules in a man suffering from Anthrax)

Symptons characteristic of long-term mercury poisoning. From Jules Rengade Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes
527392 Symptons characteristic of long-term mercury poisoning. From Jules Rengade Les Grands Maux et les Grands Remedes, Paris, c1890.; Universal History Archive/UIG

"You and I cannot imagine anything like it!" (litho)
8632810 "You and I cannot imagine anything like it!" (litho) by Gibbs, William (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "You and I cannot imagine anything like it)

"You see, doctor, I've never had an illness in my life, so sometimes I get frightened that it may mean
8630560 "You see, doctor, I've never had an illness in my life, so sometimes I get frightened that it may mean there's something wrong" (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40)

Flagellants, 15th Century (colour litho)
8672839 Flagellants, 15th Century (colour litho) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flagellants, 15th Century)

David sacrifices on Mount Moriah (litho)
8675995 David sacrifices on Mount Moriah (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: David sacrifices on Mount Moriah. 1 Chronicles 21:15)

World map showing the spread of dysentery (colour litho)
8663632 World map showing the spread of dysentery (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: World map showing the spread of dysentery)

Pox in animals (colour litho)
8663541 Pox in animals (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Section through a smallpox artificially implanted on a rabbit's cornea)

Bloodletting (woodcut)
8663784 Bloodletting (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bloodletting, 1520)

Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho)
8663905 Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho) by Gehrke, Fritz (1855-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg)

The Rabshakeh before the Walls of Jerusalem, 701 BC (litho)
8661278 The Rabshakeh before the Walls of Jerusalem, 701 BC (litho) by Villegas y Cordero, Jose (1844-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rabshakeh before the Walls of Jerusalem)

The Death of Alexander, BC 323 (litho)
8660728 The Death of Alexander, BC 323 (litho) by Piloty, Ferdinand II (1828-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of Alexander, BC 323)

The song of Calvary (engraving)
8647200 The song of Calvary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The song of Calvary)

Woman berating her husband who got drunk the night before (colour litho)
8656685 Woman berating her husband who got drunk the night before (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The leper pronounced clean (engraving)
8658487 The leper pronounced clean (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The leper pronounced clean)

Illness of King George V, 1928 (b/w photo)
8626458 Illness of King George V, 1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Childhood impetigo and toothache diseases, "Life and health" book by Dr. Jules Rengade, Paris 1881 (print)
7295215 Childhood impetigo and toothache diseases, "Life and health" book by Dr. Jules Rengade, Paris 1881 (print); Private Collection; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209644 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

New York health officers vaccinating immigrants against smallpox (print)
7419923 New York health officers vaccinating immigrants against smallpox (print); (add.info.: New York City health officers vaccinating Russian)

Leviticus: Purification of the Leper - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837
FGL5483200 Leviticus: Purification of the Leper - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837; Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi

Pierre Tosant and Martin Lancelot present potions to King Charles VI in an attempt to heal him of his madness
5944545 Pierre Tosant and Martin Lancelot present potions to King Charles VI in an attempt to heal him of his madness (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Skin diseases of infants
5855399 Skin diseases of infants; (add.info.: Red gum or Strophulus, a skin disease affecting infants, and Lichen simplex, a thickening of the skin after pruritus)

Scalp and skin diseases
5855397 Scalp and skin diseases; (add.info.: Scalp diseases Porrigo crustacea and P. furfuracea, and skin diseases Ecthyma vulgaris and E)

Scarlet fever
5855393 Scarlet fever; (add.info.: Scarlet fever, Rosalia simplex and R. paristhmitica. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by John Pass from John Wilkes "Encyclopedia Londinensis)

Sycosis
5855392 Sycosis; (add.info.: Sycosis barbae and Sycosis capilli, chronic inflammation of the hair follicles, especially of the beard and head)

Impetigo
5855391 Impetigo; (add.info.: Contagious skin diseases impetigo and rhypia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by John Pass from John Wilkes "Encyclopedia Londinensis, " J)

Suspension apparatus for use in spinal disease. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116635 Suspension apparatus for use in spinal disease. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

The bubonic plague in Naples, Italy, 1656
6266294 The bubonic plague in Naples, Italy, 1656; (add.info.: The bubonic plague in Naples, Italy, 1656. It is estimated to have killed around 150, 000, or half of the city's population)

The return of the sailor, interior of the cottage: bedroom, with the wife and mother lying in bed
MMM5460114 The return of the sailor, interior of the cottage: bedroom, with the wife and mother lying in bed, the only furniture in the room, with bare brick walls by Wheatley

An elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding
5307949 An elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding.; (add.info.: Engraving an elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding in his cellar. Dated 19th century)

Potato blight
5307412 Potato blight.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting potato blight (Phytophora Infestans). Potato plant is suffering from gangrene an effect of potato blight, a fungal infection spread by aphids

The administration of Quinine to troops during the Afghan War
5312045 The administration of Quinine to troops during the Afghan War; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the administration of Quinine to troops during the Afghan War)

Advertisement for St Jacobs Oil
5310158 Advertisement for St Jacobs Oil; (add.info.: Advertisement for St Jacobs Oil. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration depicting a Hooper Inhaler
5309451 Illustration depicting a Hooper Inhaler; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Hooper Inhaler. An inhaler is a medical device used for delivering medication into the body via the lungs)

An engraving depicting a fever patient dreaming he is being strangled, 19th century
5311199 An engraving depicting a fever patient dreaming he is being strangled, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG

Nursed children (The normal life & health of J. Rengade) - Top: breast-fed child, left-fed child fed with porridge
JAB4120168 Nursed children (The normal life & health of J. Rengade) - Top: breast-fed child, left-fed child fed with porridge. Bottom right: Ricky child.Drawing by A

Representation of a human monster seen from the back. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse
VEN5029332 Representation of a human monster seen from the back. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds

Monster creature. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on fish
VEN5029321 Monster creature. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on fish, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Chevron 7 legs, Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO4994366 Chevron 7 legs, Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Chevron 7 legs, Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

France: A hectic crossing with people vomiting in buckets, 1900
LUX4815650 France: A hectic crossing with people vomiting in buckets, 1900; (add.info.: France: A hectic crossing with people vomiting in buckets, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: medical cliches of the hospital of Angers
LUX4790168 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: medical cliches of the hospital of Angers, open wound on the arm, 1903; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49)

The dormitory of the Children's Section of the New York City Hospital (USA)
NWI4954681 The dormitory of the Children's Section of the New York City Hospital (USA), circa 1870 - Colorised engraving 19th century (Children's Ward at the new New York Hospital)

Sick patients suffering from the "Saint Guy dance" performing a pilgrimage near Luxembourg for treatment
NWI4953432 Sick patients suffering from the "Saint Guy dance" performing a pilgrimage near Luxembourg for treatment. They are escorted by bagpipes. 16th century

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Necker hospital, photograph of malformation in the sick, 1901
LUX4788400 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, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Necker hospital, photograph of malformation in the sick, 1901
LUX4788389 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, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Necker hospital, photograph of malformation in the sick, 1901
LUX4788373 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

War 1914-1918, Lice, Postcard referring to soldier lice (postcard)
JAB5036105 War 1914-1918, Lice, Postcard referring to soldier lice (postcard); (add.info.: War 1914-1918, Lice, Postcard referring to soldier lice.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

The Imaginary Invalid, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833480 The Imaginary Invalid, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Imaginary Invalid, Engraving from "Works" by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Moliere)

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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.