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Smallpox Vaccination Study-1
Smallpox vaccination dilution study: Dr. John Treanor draws circle on volunteer's arm so he can later locate the exact spot where he applied the vaccine.
Credit: University of Rochester School of Medicine |
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Smallpox Vaccination Study-2
Smallpox vaccination dilution study: Dr. John Treanor uses a two-pronged needle to deliver the smallpox vaccine into the arm of a volunteer.
Credit: University of Rochester School of Medicine |
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Escherichia coli
Scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli, grown in culture and adhered to a cover slip.
Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH |
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Yersinia pestis
Scanning electron micrograph depicting a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria (the cause of bubonic plague) in the foregut of the flea vector.
Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH |
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Anthrax Structure
Anthrax heptamer structure.
Credit: R. John Collier, Harvard Medical School |
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Salmonella
Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showing Salmonella typhimurium (red) invading cultured human cells.
Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH |
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Q Fever
Coxiella burnetii, the bacteria that causes Q fever.
Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH |
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BSL-4 Lab, Protective Gear
BSL-4 laboratory worker wearing protective gear.
Credit: USAMRIID, DoD |
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Anthrax
Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph shows splenic tissue from a monkey with inhalational anthrax; featured are rod-shaped bacilli (yellow) and an erythrocyte (red).
Credit: Arthur Friedlander |
Images from WHO
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Smallpox Vaccination
Use of bifurcated needle for multipuncture smallpox vaccination.
Credit: WHO |
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Cutaneous Anthrax
Cutaneous anthrax lesions on a man infected with the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
Copyright: WHO |
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Anthrax in Culture Dish
Colony of Bacillus anthracis on selective agar plate after 42 hours at 37°C.
Copyright: WHO |
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Anthrax in the Wild
Gazelle killed by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax.
Copyright: WHO |
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