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We have made these photos available for many vaccine-preventable diseases as an added resource to help you educate staff and patients about the importance of vaccination. We list them separately from each disease’s main page. Download these images for use in lectures and presentations.
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Four-month-old female with gangrene of hands and lower extremities due to meningococcemia
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Four-month-old female with gangrene of feet due to meningococcemia
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Four-month-old female with gangrene of hands due to meningococcemia
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Four-month-old female with gangrene of hand due to meningococcemia
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Characteristic angular, necrotic lesions on the foot of infant with meningococcemia
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Meningococcemia. This slide shows the lower extremities
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Adolescent female with marked purpura of the left foot
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Infant with meningococcal endophthalmitis
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Rash from meningitis; spots change into purple bruises which don’t blanch (lose their color) when pressed by glass
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