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American Academy of Pediatrics Advocacy Immunization Kit Photos


Photos of Children
With Infectious Diseases

Images provided by: "Visual Red Book on CD-ROM"
("2000 Red Book: 25th Edition", Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases)




DIPHTHERIA
Diphtheria with marked swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck.




HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B INFECTIONS
An infant with severe vasculitis with disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC) with gangrene of the hand secondary to
haemophilus influenzae type b septicemia - prior to the
availability of the Hib vaccine.




MEASLES
A histologic section of the lung of a child (autopsy).
Hyaline membranes are present, preventing alveolar
oxygen exchange resulting in respiratory failure.




MUMPS
A child with mumps with swelling (edema) of the neck
and pre-sternal area and erythema (cellulitis) of the
neck area. Mumps meningoencephalitis and unilateral
deafness were commonplace prior to routine immunization
with the mumps vaccine.



RUBELLA
This infant has the rash of congenital rubella (German measles).
These infants are at great risk for severe mental retardation,
deafness, blindness (atrophic eyes, cataracts and chorioretinitis)
as well as congenital heart disease and other abnormalities.
This disease has been nearly eradicated in the United States as
the result of routine rubella vaccine use, whereas in earlier years
as many as 20,000 infants were severely affected in a given year.



RUBELLA
Congenital rubella with hemorrhagic lesions in the skin.


VARICELLA (CHICKENPOX)

Varicella with oral and cutaneous involvement. This child's illness was more
severe than her younger sibling, from whom she contracted the chickenpox.



VARICELLA (CHICKENPOX)
Extensive varicella rash of child above.




VARICELLA (CHICKENPOX)

Bullous varicella.



VARICELLA (CHICKENPOX)
Hemorrhagic varicella in a newborn.
The infant died of disseminated varicella involving most organ systems.



SMALLPOX
Fatal smallpox in an infant prior to the eradication of the disease
through worldwide administration of the smallpox vaccine.




TETANUS
Neonatal tetanus with severe muscle contractions.




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