Childhood Disease Images
- 2. Diseases Caused by Bacteria тАвтАпDiphtheria тАвтАпHaemophilus influenzae type b тАвтАпMeningococcal disease тАвтАпPertussis тАвтАпPneumococcal disease тАвтАпPolio тАвтАпTetanus
- 3. This child has diphtheria and has developed a pseudo-membrane, a thick gray coating over the back of his throat. Photo courtesy of CDC Diphtheria
- 4. This child has a swollen face due to Hib infection. Courtesy ChildrenтАЩs Immunization Project, St. Paul, Minn. Haemophilus influenzae type b
- 5. This 4-month-old has gangrene due to infection with meningococcus. Photo courtesy of CDC Meningococcal Disease
- 6. Child with broken blood vessels in eyes and bruising on face due to severe coughing caused by pertussis. Courtesy Thomas Schlenker, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Medical Officer, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Pertussis
- 7. Pneumococcal Disease тАвтАп Caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae тАвтАп Can infect different parts of the body leading to: тАвтАп Pneumonia тАвтАп Bacteremia (blood infection) тАвтАп Meningitis тАвтАп Ear infection
- 8. This young man suffers from upper extremity paralysis due to infection with poliovirus. Courtesy CDC Polio
- 9. This child was experiencing painful muscle spasms due to infection with tetanus. Courtesy CDC Tetanus
- 10. Diseases Caused by Viruses тАвтАп Hepatitis A тАвтАп Hepatitis B тАвтАп Shingles тАвтАп Human papillomavirus (HPV) тАвтАп Influenza тАвтАп Measles тАвтАп Mumps тАвтАп Rotavirus тАвтАп Chickenpox
- 11. This man developed jaundice as a result of hepatitis A infection. Courtesy CDC Hepatitis A
- 12. This woman has a skin rash from shingles. Courtesy CDC Shingles
- 13. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) тАвтАп HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease тАвтАп Most people who are infected do not have any symptoms тАвтАп Pap tests are performed on females to evaluate cells from the cervix under a microscope тАвтАп Cells are examined for abnormal changes that if left untreated may develop into cervical cancer.
- 14. This photo shows how influenza germs spread through the air when someone coughs. Courtesy CDC Influenza
- 15. Head and shoulders of a boy with measles. Courtesy CDC Measles
- 16. тАвтАпThis child is very swollen under the jaw and in the cheeks due to mumps. Courtesy CDC Mumps
- 17. This child was born with cataracts caused by a rubella infection his mother transmitted to him before birth. Courtesy CDC Rubella
- 18. Rotavirus тАвтАп Causes severe vomiting and diarrhea that can lead to dehydration. тАвтАп Dehydration can lead to death particularly in countries where medical care is not readily accessible. тАвтАп Before there was a vaccine virtually all children had this infection by the age of five.
- 19. Patient with chickenpox infection Courtesy CDC Chickenpox
- 20. One of the chickenpox lesions became infected leading to complications. Courtesy CDC Chickenpox