Infected Collection

Head louse, SEM
Head louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) clinging to a human hair. Head lice measure 2-3 millimetres in length

Calots spinal surgery, 19th century
Calots spinal surgery, 19th-century artwork. This operation is being carried out by the French surgeon Jean-Francois Calot (1861-1944) on a condition known as Potts disease

Tuberculosis, X-ray
Tuberculosis. X-ray of the chest of a 25 year old male patient with pulmonary tuberculosis. Affected areas of the lungs (dark areas) are shown by grainy white patches

E. coli bacteria, SEM
E. coli bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Escherichia coli bacteria (purple) taken from the small intestine of a child. E

Bacterial meningitis, MRI scan
Bacterial meningitis. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of an axial section through the brain of a 16-year-old patient

Sandfly
Sandflies belong to the family Phlebotominae and are responsible of spreading sandfly fever

Phagocytosis of fungal spores, SEM
Phagocytosis of a fungus spore. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a neutrophil (blue) phagocytosing (engulfing and destroying) spores from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus (red)

Hepatitis C viruses, TEM
Hepatitis C viruses. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of hepatitis C virus particles (green) infecting cultured liver cells (purple)

Rift Valley fever virus, TEM

Vesicular stomatitis virus, TEM
Vesicular stomatitis virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) particles (blue) budding from a host cell (red)

Cholera bacteria, artwork
Cholera bacteria. Artwork of Vibrio cholerae bacteria in the small intestine. These Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria have a single polar flagellum (tail-like structure)

Inflamed spinal discs, MRI scan
Inflamed spinal discs. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a side view of the spine of a patient with discitis. The front of the body is at left, the skull is at top

Man suffering from syphilis, from a photograph taken for the Clinique Photographique de
CHT236070 Man suffering from syphilis, from a photograph taken for the Clinique Photographique de l Hopital Saint-Louis, 1868 (colour litho) by French School

An engraving depicting public vaccination in Paris. A cow with a shaved portion of its stomach infected with cowpox
5311239 An engraving depicting public vaccination in Paris. A cow with a shaved portion of its stomach infected with cowpox and taken around the city in a van

Free vaccination clinic on premises of French newspaper. Heffer has shaven portion of flank infected with Cowpox
530719 Free vaccination clinic on premises of French newspaper. Heffer has shaven portion of flank infected with Cowpox: serum transferred with stylus to arms of waiting Parisians to give immunity to

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)

Potato blight
5307412 Potato blight.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting potato blight (Phytophora Infestans). Potato plant is suffering from 'gangrene' an effect of potato blight

French army recruits being vaccinated with Cowpox to protect them from the more virulent infection, Smallpox
527403 French army recruits being vaccinated with Cowpox to protect them from the more virulent infection, Smallpox. A Heffer is lying on the table

'Indigene du Congo atteint de la maladie du sommeil; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Indigene du Congo atteint de la maladie du sommeil; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Tonsillitis. Artwork of the open mouth and throat of a patient with inflamed tonsils. They are flecked with infected yellow patches, due to tonsillitis

Violet bramble rust (Phragmidium violaceum) causing red colouration on Bramble leaf (Rubus fruticosus aggregate). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October

Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632 - ex-voto of Sainte-Anne d
LSE4096969 Procession commemorating the town of Pont-l Abbe delivered from the plague in the year 1632 - ex-voto of Sainte-Anne d Auray by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Basilica

Two men at the bedside of an old man in a garret, 18th century. 1791 (engraving)
7234864 Two men at the bedside of an old man in a garret, 18th century. 1791 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Corpse bearers during the Plague (engraving)
7200122 Corpse bearers during the Plague (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corpse bearers during the Plague)

Deformed woman of Prague, 1596 (engraving)
7186268 Deformed woman of Prague, 1596 (engraving) by Austrian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deformed woman of Prague, 1596)

Peste de Jaffa (engraving)
7179428 Peste de Jaffa (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peste de Jaffa. Illustration for Dictionnaire Populaire Illustre by Decembre-Alonnier (c 1880)

Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut)
7201737 Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outbreak of the plague in London, 1641)

View of the manner of burying the dead Bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful Plague in 1665 (engraving)
3103756 View of the manner of burying the dead Bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful Plague in 1665 (engraving) by English School

Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne
XEE4134466 Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne. (From a phtograph of Mr. Trumpet and information communicated by Mr. L. Pommery)

The Triumph of Death. Allegorical representation of Death with a fake on a hitch, corpses lie on the ground
JLJ4593424 The Triumph of Death. Allegorical representation of Death with a fake on a hitch, corpses lie on the ground. Miniature from " Triumphs

Cheerful Agony, the American banker Walker poisoned by mistake incurably, dies between music and flowers (Colour Litho)
2815549 Cheerful Agony, the American banker Walker poisoned by mistake incurably, dies between music and flowers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Wretched alpine trip to Val Brembana, the transport of the wounded to Bergamo after three remaining... (colour litho)
2815291 Wretched alpine trip to Val Brembana, the transport of the wounded to Bergamo after three remaining... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Portrait of Robert Koch in his laboratory (engraving, 19th century)
LRI4670026 Portrait of Robert Koch in his laboratory (engraving, 19th century) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Body of Amabel carried to the Dead Cart (engraving)
725514 The Body of Amabel carried to the Dead Cart (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Body of Amabel carried to the Dead Cart)

Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59 (oil on canvas)
1127651 Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 81.3x44.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

La Gran Nusta Mania Occollo
BON78185 La Gran Nusta Mania Occollo by Mexican School, (18th century); 46.3x38.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

The Miracle of St. Genevieve, 1883 (mural)
XIR234445 The Miracle of St. Genevieve, 1883 (mural) by Maillot, Theodore Pierre Nicolas (1826-88); Pantheon, Paris, France; (add.info.: violent plague which killed 14)

The Plague Pit (engraving)
725515 The Plague Pit (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague Pit. Illustration for Old Saint Pauls by William Harrison Ainsworth (George Routledge)

Londoners fleeing to the country to avoid the Plague, 1630 (woodcut) (see also 87203)
STC267599 Londoners fleeing to the country to avoid the Plague, 1630 (woodcut) (see also 87203) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods
STC324256 The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

The Plague of Ashdod, or The Philistines Struck by the Plague, 1630-31 (oil on canvas)
XIR71554 The Plague of Ashdod, or The Philistines Struck by the Plague, 1630-31 (oil on canvas) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 148x198 cm; Louvre, Paris

A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear. 1811 (etching)
7235861 A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear)

A dying lion is attacked by a boar, a donkey and a cow. 1811 (etching)
7235854 A dying lion is attacked by a boar, a donkey and a cow. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A weak and dying lion is attacked on all sides)

Portrait of Robert Koch, Nobel Prize winner for his work on tuberculosis (engraving, 19th century)
LRI4670048 Portrait of Robert Koch, Nobel Prize winner for his work on tuberculosis (engraving, 19th century) by Unknown Artist

Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: 15th century fresco, detail of the cutting of fabrics and a dwarf (fresco)
7240205 Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: 15th century fresco, detail of the cutting of fabrics and a dwarf (fresco) by Italian School

A Country Vaccination (engraving)
7157365 A Country Vaccination (engraving) by Hornemann, Friedrich Adolph (1813-1890); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Country Vaccination)

Les animaux malades de la plague - The Animals Sick of the Plague (Collection 2, Book 7)
XEE4161974 Les animaux malades de la plague - The Animals Sick of the Plague (Collection 2, Book 7, fable 2) - engraving from " A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine" Illustrated by Percy J

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"Unveiling the Hidden World of Infection: A Glimpse into Medical History and Microscopic Marvels" Step back in time to the 19th century as we explore the fascinating world of infection. Calots spinal surgery, a groundbreaking procedure for its time, left surgeons grappling with the challenges of preventing post-operative infections. In another breakthrough, tuberculosis detection took a leap forward with the advent of X-ray technology. This revolutionary method allowed doctors to visualize the disease within patients' lungs, aiding in diagnosis and treatment. Delving deeper into microscopic realms, we encounter head lice through scanning electron microscopy (SEM). These tiny parasites that plagued humanity throughout history come to life under high magnification. Moving on from lice to bacteria, SEM reveals E. Coli's intricate structure. The detailed images showcase these notorious pathogens responsible for various illnesses and foodborne outbreaks. Shifting our focus to bacterial meningitis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans provide invaluable insights into this dangerous infection affecting the brain and spinal cord. The non-invasive nature of MRI aids in early detection and prompt intervention. Venturing outdoors brings us face-to-face with sandflies—a carrier of diseases such as leishmaniasis—captured through powerful microscopes that expose their delicate features. Witnessing phagocytosis at work is truly awe-inspiring when observing fungal spores being engulfed by immune cells under SEM. This process showcases our body's defense mechanism against harmful invaders. Transitioning from fungi to viruses, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) unravels hepatitis C viruses lurking within liver cells—an essential tool for understanding viral infections and developing effective treatments. Further exploring TEM's capabilities reveals intestinal protozoan parasites wreaking havoc inside human intestines. These microscopic organisms cause severe gastrointestinal distress but can now be studied more closely than ever before.