Typhus Collection

GROSSE ILE: MONUMENT, 1909. The inauguration of the monument dedicated to the Irish immigrants who died during a typhus outbreak in 1847, in Gross Ile, Quebec, Canada. Photograph, 15 April 1909

GROSSE ILE: MONUMENT, 1909. A monument dedicated to the Irish immigrants who died during a typhus outbreak in 1847, in Gross Ile, Quebec, Canada. Photograph, 1909

Girl infected with typhus in bed. 19th century (engraving)
672862 Girl infected with typhus in bed. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Soldiers suffering from typhus, lying in the streets, 1813 (engraving)
1733071 Soldiers suffering from typhus, lying in the streets, 1813 (engraving); (add.info.: Soldiers suffering from typhus, lying in the streets, 1813)

Sir William Jenner - portrait standing
3919293 Sir William Jenner - portrait standing by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); (add.info.: Sir William Jenner - portrait standing)

Quarantine Cemetery and Church, plate from The Seat of War in the East, pub
STC122418 Quarantine Cemetery and Church, plate from The Seat of War in the East, pub. by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. 1856 (litho) by Simpson

ILN cover - Dr. Mildred C. Rebstock
Chloromycetin synthesised for the first time by Dr. Mildred C. Rebstock. Chloromycetin was discovered to be a powerful means of fighting typhus and typhoid. On March 27th 1949, Parke, Davis and Co

Eruptive fevers (colour litho)
6005615 Eruptive fevers (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eruptive fevers)

Thanksgiving for the future King Edward VIIs recovery from typhoid fever (colour litho)
6031611 Thanksgiving for the future King Edward VIIs recovery from typhoid fever (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death As the Avenger! (colour litho)
3648292 Death As the Avenger! (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death As the Avenger! (Dedicated to the Ratepayers of London)

Lesions caracteristiques de la fievre typhoide (colour litho)
5210415 Lesions caracteristiques de la fievre typhoide (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lesions caracteristiques de la fievre typhoide)

TYPHUS BACILLUS
Typhus bacillus, discovered by Eberth, 1880, and studied by Gaffky, 1884 - - left, infected intestine - right, culture

Louse clinging to a human hair, 1665
Human Louse, a wingless parasitic insect, 1665. The human louse, a wingless parasitic insect, is now known to be a vector for epidemics of typhus. From Micrographia by Robert Hooke (1635-1703)

WW2 Poster -- Typhus, How Is It Spread?
Information poster on typhus and how it is spread. Colour lithograph, British Army anti-typhus medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper

Sir William Jenner, 1st Baronet (1815 A?o??n? 1898) Englis
Sir William Jenner, 1st Baronet (1815 A?o??n? 1898) Significant English physician primarily known for having discovered the distinction between typhus and typhoid

Typhus Sufferers in Kniagin, Russia
Bedridden Typhus sufferers in the Russian provence of Kniagin. Date: 1891 - 1892

Train Transporting Typhoid Sufferers
A Russian train being used as a temporary hospital specialising in treatment for patients suffering from Typhoid fever. Date: 1920

WWI: REFUGEES, 1918. Refugee children saved from typhus by nurses of the American Red Cross in Serbia. Photograph, 1918

Human Louse, a wingless parasitic insect. Engraving from Robert Hooke Micrographia London 1665. Now known to be vector for Epidemic typhus

Epidemic Typhus or Gaol Fever, caused by the organism Rickettsia prowazeki, is spread by lice. Here a peasant woman in the Spanish Pyrenees is removing lice, the vector for the disease

William Jenner, British physician
William Jenner (1815" 1898), British physician, in a caricature published in the British weekly magazine Vanity Fair in 1873. Jenner studied medicine in London, where he worked as a doctor

SPAIN. Barcelona. Spain (1914). Religious procession in Barcelona on occasion of a typhus epidemic (November 1914). Sant Jaume Square

Group photo, Dr Berrys Serbian Mission
A group photograph of Austrian prisoners and their nurses at Dr James Berrys Serbian Mission, a Red Cross Unit in Serbia during the First World War

Typhus ward in Grace Hospital, Warsaw, Poland. Typhus is a disease associated with contact with rats. It is spread by fleas or lice and symptoms include fever and rash

Zabolotny and colleagues, Kiev, 1929
Danylo Zabolotny (1866-1929, right, seated), Soviet epidemiologist, with his colleagues at the the Microbiology and Epidemiology Institute, Kiev, Ukraine

Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer
Nikolai Przhevalsky (1839-1888), Russian explorer, geographer and student of Central Asia. Przhevalsky, from a noble Polish family

Coloured TEM of Rickettsiae bacterium
False-colour shadow transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an individual bacterium of genus Rickettsiae, a group of very small, non- motile, rod-like, Gram-negative bacteria

Agnes Jones, workhouse nursing pioneer
Agnes Elizabeth Jones (1832-1868) was trained at Florence Nightingales nursing school at St Thomas Hospital in London. In 1865 she was appointed to superintend an experimental nursing scheme at

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"Typhus: A Deadly Epidemic Unleashed in the Shadows of War" During World War II, a haunting poster warned soldiers about the horrors of typhus. This infectious disease, known for its devastating impact on human lives, was silently spreading across battlefields and civilian populations alike. Sir William Jenner, a renowned physician, stood tall in his portrait as he tirelessly fought against this invisible enemy. In the heart of Eldridge Street, a police station sheltered lodgers affected by typhus. Among them was a solitary figure battling the fever's grip. The Quarantine Cemetery and Church became grim reminders of the toll that typhus exacted on communities during times of crisis. Dr. Mildred C. Rebstock graced the cover of an illustrated magazine - her expertise sought to combat this relentless foe head-on. Eruptive fevers erupted onto colorful lithographs depicting the anguish caused by typhus outbreaks throughout history. Thanksgiving prayers were offered when King Edward VII triumphantly recovered from another deadly illness - typhoid fever - highlighting how closely related these diseases were in their devastation and fear-inducing nature. Death loomed large as an avenger in vibrant lithographs capturing the terror inflicted by typhus upon unsuspecting victims. Lesions characteristic of typhoid fever left indelible marks on those who survived its wrath. The microscopic Typhus Bacillus itself emerged as both villain and target for scientific scrutiny – its discovery paving the way for understanding and combating this ruthless disease. A chilling image from 1665 revealed lice clinging to human hair – unwitting carriers responsible for transmitting this dreaded infection through close contact with infected individuals or contaminated clothing. Sir William Jenner's legacy endured long after his passing; his tireless efforts forever etched into medical history books as he valiantly battled against diseases like typhus that plagued humanity until his last breath.