DIPHTHERIA |
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Pharyngeal
diphtheria with membranes covering the tonsils and uvula.
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter,
MD |
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“Bull
neck” appearance of diphtheritic cervical lymphadenopathy in a
13-year-old boy.
© American Academy of Pediatrics,
courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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Diphtheritic
pneumonia in child who did not receive diphtheria
antitoxin and died.
© American Academy of Pediatrics,
courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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Diphtheria
pneumonia (hemorrhagic) with bronchiolar membranes (hematoxylin-eosin
stain).
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy
of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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PERTUSSIS |
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Pertussis
pneumonia: Perihilar infiltrate obscures the cardiac borders.
© Martha Lepow, MD |
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Child having a paroxysmal cough.
© Immunization
Action Coalition |
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Bronchiolar
plugging in neonate with pertussis pneumonia.
© American
Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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TETANUS |
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Severe muscle contractions, generalized.
© Immunization
Action Coalition |
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Neonate in a tetanic contraction.
© Immunization
Action Coalition |
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Person with opisthotonos, a severe form of tetanus in which
the head and the heels are bent backward and the body is bowed
forward.
© Immunization Action Coalition |
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POLIO |
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Child
with sequelae of polio. Quote from Dr. Harry Hull, "How can we
continue to tolerate polio when we have the technical expertise
to get rid of it."
© Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention |
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HEPATITIS B |
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Transmission
electron micrograph of hepatitis B virions, also known as Dane
particles.
© Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention |
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MEASLES |
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Measles (rubeola).
© American Academy of Pediatrics,
courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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Close-up view of measles rash showing petechiae.
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter,
MD |
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Measles (rubeola) pneumonia in 6-year-old child with acute
lymphoblastic leukemia. Child died of respiratory failure.
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter,
MD |
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Measles (rubeola) pneumonia with multinucleated giant cells
and hyaline membranes (hematoxylin-eosin stain, ×250).
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter,
MD |
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MUMPS |
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Mumps parotitis with cervical and presternal edema and erythema.
© American Academy of
Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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Child with mumps parotitis and submandibular lymphadenopathy with
striking erythema and edema, all due to the mumps virus.
© Immunization Action Coalition |
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RUBELLA |
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Rubella rash (face) in a previously unimmunized young woman.
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar
O. Ledbetter, MD
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Four year old child with congenital rubella syndrome with microphthalmia
and cataract formation in the left eye.
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter,
MD |
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Infant with congenital rubella rash.
© American
Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD
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Transmission electron micrograph of rubella virus.
© Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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CHICKENPOX |
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Child with varicella lesions apparent
on the palate.
© American Academy of Pediatrics,
courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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School-aged child with varicella who acquired it from a younger
sibling who had had a more mild course with fewer lesions.
©
American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter,
MD
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Varicella with scleral lesions and bulbar conjunctivitis.
©
American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter,
MD
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Hemorrhagic varicella in a 7-month-old infant.
©
David Ascher, MD and Howard Johnson, MD |
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Child with varicella pneumonia.
© American Academy
of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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Transmission electron micrograph of varicella-zoster virions
from vesicle fluid of patient with chickenpox.
© Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention |
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HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B |
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Haemophilus influenzae type b. Periorbital cellulitis.
© Neal Halsy, MD
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Cerebrospinal fluid culture positive for Haemophilus influenzae,
type b
(Gram stain).
© American Academy of Pediatrics,
courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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Haemophilus influenzae type b. Sepsis with gangrene of hand.
© Neal Halsey, MD |
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Haemophilus influenzae type b. Pneumonia proven by blood culture.
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar
O. Ledbetter, MD |
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PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS |
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Segmental (nodular) pneumonia due to Streptococcus
pneumoniae.
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy
of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae in pleural exudate (Gram
stain).
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy
of Edgar O. Ledbetter, MD |
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Perionychial abscess caused by Streptococcus
pneumoniae in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter,
MD |
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Periorbital cellulitis with purulent exudate
from which Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae
type b were grown on culture. Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated
on blood culture.
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Edgar O. Ledbetter,
MD |
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ANTHRAX |
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Anthrax. Sporulation of Bacillus anthracis.
©
American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Gary Overturf, MD
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Anthrax ulcers on hand and wrist of adult.
© American Academy of Pediatrics, courtesy of Gary Overturf,
MD |
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Chest radiograph showing widened mediastinum
and bilateral pneumonia due to inhalation of anthrax bacilli.
© Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
