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Epidemic Collection (page 9)

"The Perils of Epidemic: A Historical Journey Through Disease and Vaccination" Step back in time to the year 1802

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Epidemic Collection: Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871
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Epidemic Collection: A Court for King Cholera, 1852
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Epidemic Collection: Cholera, 1912
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Epidemic Collection: Flagellant, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
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Epidemic Collection: Mistaking Cause for Effect, 1849
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Epidemic Collection: Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports, 1892. Artist: John Tenniel
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Epidemic Collection: Girolamo Frascatoro, Italian physician, poet and astronomer, late 16th century
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Epidemic Collection: Free Smallpox vaccination clinic on premises of French newspaper, Paris
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Epidemic Collection: Cholera patient
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Epidemic Collection: Cholera epidemic in Naples
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Epidemic Collection: BLACK PLAGUE, 1493. Dance of death with plague victims. Woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle
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Epidemic Collection: CHOLERA EPIDEMIC, 1832. A London Board of Health Hunting After Cases Like Cholera
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Epidemic Collection: Father Thames Introducing His offspring to the Fair City of London. English cartoon, 1858
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Epidemic Collection: BURYING PLAGUE VICTIMS in coffins at Tournai in 1349. Flemish ms. illumination, 14th century
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Epidemic Collection: PLAGUE: DANCE OF THE RATS. Rats dancing at the time of the plague. Oil on canvas, c1800
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Epidemic Collection: Bubonic plague victims
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Epidemic Collection: NATI2A-00047
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Epidemic Collection: Mass grave for plague victims, Holywell Mount, England, 1665
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Epidemic Collection: People fleeing London to escape the plague, 1630
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Epidemic Collection: Plague Doctor Clothes Uniform Dress 17th Century
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Epidemic Collection: Bubonic Plague Black Death Plague Great Plague Of London
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Epidemic Collection: Isolation of homeless men during a smallpox epidemic in New York, USA in the late 19th century
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Epidemic Collection: The Great Plague of London, 1665-1666. A passerby offers water to a dying man
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Epidemic Collection: The Plague Victims of Rome, after an etching by French artist Alphonse Legros, 1837 - 1911
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Epidemic Collection: The Plague. After an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, from a work by Raphael
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Epidemic Collection: The Plague. The Black Death. Imaginary city ravaged by the disease
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Epidemic Collection: The fifth cholera pandemic, 1881-1896. A religious procession in Saint Petersburg
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Epidemic Collection: Distributing free pure water to the population during the 1892 Cholera outbreak in Hamburg, Germany
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Epidemic Collection: View of the manner of burying the dead bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful plague of 1665
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Epidemic Collection: Indian woman with Smallpox scars
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Epidemic Collection: Luigi Sabatelli, The Plague in Florence in 1348, etching, 1801
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Epidemic Collection: Lady Victoria Brady (nee Pery)
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Epidemic Collection: Milton influenza advertisement, 1919
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Epidemic Collection: Hint to the Ministry of Health by Heath Robinson
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Epidemic Collection: Medieval flagellants praying for protection against the plague
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Epidemic Collection: Family of small rabbits close to his burrow monitored closely over his mother
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Epidemic Collection: Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata), pair on branch. Spain
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Epidemic Collection: Juvenile Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto). Spain
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Epidemic Collection: House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), on the branch of a small tree. Spain
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Epidemic Collection: Group of little rabbits playing near his den and watched her mother port
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Epidemic Collection: Stylized rabies virus particles
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Epidemic Collection: Microscopic view of yellow fever virus
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Epidemic Collection: Conceptual image of rabies virus
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Epidemic Collection: NEW YORK: QUARANTINE, 1793. Proclamation issued by Governor George Clinton of New
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Epidemic Collection: A Bill of Mortality for the London plague, week of 15 to 22 August 1665
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Epidemic Collection: A physician visits a plague victim, holding a sponge soaked in aromatic vinegar to his nose while
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Epidemic Collection: Aztec Native Americans with smallpox contracted from the Spanish conquistadors ministered to by a
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Epidemic Collection: PLAGUE: LEIDEN, 1574. The plague in Leiden, the Netherlands, during the Spanish siege of 1574


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"The Perils of Epidemic: A Historical Journey Through Disease and Vaccination" Step back in time to the year 1802, as we delve into the satirical etching by James Gillray titled "The Cow-Pock. " This artwork sheds light on Edward Jenner's groundbreaking discovery of vaccination against smallpox. Witness how this medical breakthrough sparked a revolution in disease prevention. Fast forward to the 17th century, where we encounter a haunting figure known as the Plague Doctor. Adorned with a beak-like mask and long cloak, this enigmatic character symbolizes the fear and despair that engulfed communities during outbreaks of deadly diseases like bubonic plague. In 1866, an eye-opening cartoon called "Deaths Dispensary" highlighted water pollution as a source of disease. It serves as a stark reminder that even seemingly harmless elements can become breeding grounds for epidemics if left unchecked. Meanwhile, another cartoon from the same year warns about pollution's detrimental effects on public health. The image aptly named "POLLUTION CARTOON" emphasizes how contaminated water sources can lead to widespread illness and death. Venturing further into history, we stumble upon Whitstable's Oyster Catch - an eerie reminder of how foodborne illnesses have plagued societies throughout time. This cautionary tale reminds us that even indulging in culinary delights may come at great risk during times of epidemic. London's Great Plague of 1665 is vividly depicted through a contemporary English woodcut entitled "Lord, have mercy on London. " This chilling artwork captures the desperation and devastation caused by one of history's most infamous pandemics. Moving ahead to 1851, we confront "Death as Assassin, " portrayed through a haunting wood engraving. Here death personified lurks amidst society like an unseen assassin ready to strike at any moment – reminding us that epidemics spare no one regardless of social status or wealth. Cuba, circa 1900, witnessed the conquest of Yellow Fever.