Warning: Some images are graphic. This library includes subject matter that might be unsuitable for children. Viewing discretion is advised.
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.
Copyright Information: The majority of images in this photo section are in the public domain and can be reproduced freely. As a courtesy, please credit the source of the image. Images accompanied by the copyright symbol are posted with the permission of the copyright holders (contact information is provided in the source line: email address, link to website) and may not be reproduced without the express permission of the copyright holder.
Warning: Some of the images are graphic
Shows how influenza germs spread through the air when someone coughs
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Transmission electron micrograph of influenza A virus
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Emergency hospital during 1918 influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas
Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image NCP 1603
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U.S. Army Camp Hospital No. 45, Aix-Les-Bains, France, Influenza Ward No. 1, 1918
Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image Reeve 14682
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U.S. Army Field Hospital No. 29, Hollerich, Luxembourg, Interior View – Influenza Ward, 1918
Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image Reeve 15183
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Influenza Avenue, 1918 influenza epidemic
Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image Smith 18
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Convalescing, 1918 influenza epidemic
Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image Smith 3
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