Smallpox Images
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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.
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.
Man has smallpox; body is covered with smallpox lesions
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Close-up of smallpox lesions on a person’s leg
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Upper body of man with smallpox
Source: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image NCP 32486
Lower body of man with smallpox
Source: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image NCP 32486
Man with smallpox
Source: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image NCP 32486
Woman with smallpox with vaccinated infant
Source: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image NCP 32486
Man with smallpox
Source: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image NCP 32486
Woman with smallpox
Source: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C., Image NCP 32486
Infant with smallpox
Copyright American Academy of Pediatrics
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