Chocolate bar
A bar of dark chocolate
Dpk-meningitis-exserohilum2
Photomicrograph of w:Exserohilum rostratum Public domain photograph of micro organism, microscopy, biology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
United States Public Health Service in Haiti 2010
This image was one of many captured by Lt. Cmdr. Gary Brunette, a United States Public Health Service (USPHS) officer, who’d been deployed the Caribbean nation of Haiti shortly after the country’s earthquake in... More
Rhodococcus equi CDC 15190
This photomicrograph of a Gram-stained specimen, revealed numerous, Gram-positive, Rhodococcus equi, formerly Corynebacterium equi, coryneform bacteria.
Rothia dentocariosa PHIL15195
Normally found as an inhabitant of the human mouth and respiratory tract, this photomicrograph of a Gram-stained specimen, revealed numerous Gram-positive, Rothia dentocariosa bacteria, formerly known as Stomat... More
Protective clothing - A couple of men in yellow suits standing next to...
Protective Clothing. Workers in protective clothing to guard against contamination from hazardous waste.
Fasciolopsis buski egg 08G0039 lores
ID#: 1538 Description: Egg of Fasciolopsis buski. Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Mae Melvin Creation Date: 1979 Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright r... More
Ochlerotatus triseriatus CDC15568
This is an Aedes triseriatus mosquito, which had lighted upon the arm of its chosen host from which it would extract its blood meal. The A. triseriatus mosquito is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors r... More
Corynebacterium haemolyticum (BAP)
C. haemolyticum on Blood Agar plate
Electron micrograph of Influenza A H7N9
Influenza A (H7N9) as viewed through an electron microscope. Both filaments and spheres are observed in this photo.
CDC scientist transfers H7N9
A CDC scientist uses a pipette to transfer H7N9 virus into vials for sharing with partner laboratories for public health research purposes.
H7N9 diagnostic test kit
This image depicts some of the contents included in the CDC’s H7N9 diagnostic test kit. The kit contains rRT-PCR reagents for use by laboratories to detect human infections with the H7N9 virus. CDC has develope... More
Dog with Coccidioidomycosis
From the PHIL description: "Located in Arizona, this Doberman Pinscher displayed the signs of wasting, lethargy, and disorientation due to a fungal infection known as coccidioidomycosis, which is caused by a fu... More
Dog with Coccidioidomycosis
Located in Arizona, this Doberman Pinscher displayed the signs of wasting, lethargy, and disorientation due to a fungal infection known as coccidioidomycosis, which is caused by a fungus from the genus Coccidio... More
Coccidiodes lesion 1 - A woman with a scar on her neck
Español: pie de imagen original (PHIL): Lesión crónica en el hemicuello derecho de un paciente debida a la infección fúngica por Coccidioides sp.
Coccidiodes lesion 1
The right side of this patient’s neck displayed a chronic lesion that had been determined to be due to a Coccidioides sp. fungal infection. Coccidioides is a genus of fungi found in the soil of dry, low rainf... More
Valley fever
A case of pulmonary fibrosis caused by valley fever
Dogswithrabies
Two dogs with dumb, or paralytic, rabies.
Dogswrabies
Two dogs with dumb, or paralytic, rabies.
Dogwithrabies 6
Here, this 1958 image afforded a closer view of a dog afflicted with dumb rabies, which had manifested as depression, and an attempt at self-imposed isolation. Domesticated animals afflicted with dumb rabies ma... More
Dogwithrabiescloseup 2
Close-up of a dog affected with dumb, or paralytic, rabies.
NIOSH Hamilton Laboratory Cincinnati 1976
This historic photograph from 1976, depicts the façade of what would become the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Alice Hamilton Laboratory building, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Ridge Avenue.
NIOSH Taft Laboratory Cincinnati 1976
This historic photograph from 1976, depicts the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Robert A. Taft Laboratories Building, located in Cincinnati, OH.
NIOSH Broadway laboratories Cincinnati 1974
This historic photograph was captured in 1974. This red brick façade represents what was the former National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) laboratories building at 1014 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Potter Stewart United States Courthouse 1979
This historic photograph was captured in 1979. The facility depicted, represents what was the former National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) old post office building, located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Clostridium sporogenes CDC 15884
Under a low magnification of 1.9X, this image depicts a close-up view of a Petri dish culture plate that contained a medium of egg yolk agar, which was inoculated with Clostridium sporogenes bacteria. These org... More
Ochlerotatus canadensis CDC15992
This image depicts the mosquito Ochlerotatus canadensis, formerly Aedes canadensis, commonly known as the woodland pool mosquito, which had alighted upon a human host’s arm, and was in the process of obtaining ... More
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 01
Blood agar plate culture of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Man with facial scarring and blindness due to smallpox, 1972
Man with facial scarring and blindness due to smallpox.
1674 PHIL nurse PPE Ebola outbreak 1995
This 1995 photograph shows a nurse with personal protective equipment (PPE) prepared to enter the Ebola VHF isolation ward during Ebola virus disease outbreak in Zaire.
1674 PHIL nurse PPE Ebola outbreak 1995
Captured in 1995, this image depicts a Zairian nurse, who clad in what at that time was considered the requisite repertoire of personal protective equipment (PPE), had prepared to enter the Ebola isolation ward... More
Smallpox vaccination 1974 001
This image depicts the right shoulder region of a male patient from a lateral perspective, who’d received a smallpox vaccination, while ill with chickenpox. Note the intense reaction at the vaccination site. Th... More
Pityriasis On Chest - A black and white photo of a man's chest
Tinea versicolor on chest. This black and white photograph shows a patient with almost confluent patches of tinea (Pityriasis) versicolor (caused by the yeast Malassezia furfur) on the skin of the neck, chest, ... More
Starved child - A black and white photo of a man holding a child
Child suffering with Marasmus in India.jpg
Bacillus anthracis CDC 17097
Under a low-power magnification of 5X of a digital Keyence scope, this photograph depicts the colonial growth displayed by Sterne strain members of the Gram-positive bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, which were cu... More
Bacillus thuringiensis SBA
Under the low-power magnification of 10X of a digital Keyence scope, this photograph depicts the colonial growth displayed by Gram-positive Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria, which were cultured on sheep blood ag... More
Bacillus thuringiensis SBA
Under the low-power magnification of 10X of a digital Keyence scope, this photograph depicts the colonial growth displayed by Gram-positive Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria, which were cultured on sheep blood ag... More
Gram negative Shigella sonnei bacteria which spent 48 hours cultured o...
Gram negative Shigella sonnei bacteria which spent 48 hours cultured on Hektoen enteric agar (HEK).
CDC 17192 Shigella sonnei XLD
Under the low-power, 10X magnification of a digital Keyence scope, this photograph depicts the colonial growth displayed by Gram-negative, Shigella sonnei bacteria, which were cultured on xylose-lysine-deoxycho... More
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis colonies MAC
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis colonies on MacConkey-Agar (MAC) agar, showing a negative result for lactose fermentation.Deutsch: Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Kolonien auf MacConkey-Agar (MAC), mit negativem Ergeb... More
Dogswithrabies 2
These two dogs have symptoms of paralytic, or dumb rabies.
Dogswithrabies 7
Two dogs with dumb rabies
Manwithrabies
This man experienced early, but progressive symptoms of rabies.
Manwithrabies 5
This hospitalized patient presented with early, though progressive symptoms of what was confirmed as a case of rabies. As the disease progresses, neurological symptoms appear, and may include insomnia, anxiety,... More
Manwithrabies 10
This hospitalized patient presented with early, though progressive symptoms of what was confirmed as a case of rabies. As the disease progresses, neurological symptoms appear, and may include insomnia, anxiety,... More
Manwithrabies 7
This hospitalized patient presented with early, though progressive symptoms of what was confirmed as a case of rabies. As the disease progresses, neurological symptoms appear, and may include insomnia, anxiety,... More
Manwithrabies 6
This hospitalized patient presented with early, though progressive symptoms of what was confirmed as a case of rabies. As the disease progresses, neurological symptoms appear, and may include insomnia, anxiety,... More
Manwithrabies 9
This hospitalized patient presented with early, though progressive symptoms of what was confirmed as a case of rabies. As the disease progresses, neurological symptoms appear, and may include insomnia, anxiety,... More
2000 - Chinatoawn District Philadelphie Pennsylvanie
Français : Entrée du quartier de Chinatown à Philadelphie (Pennsylvanie) en septembre 2000. English: Chinatown district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2000 - Scène de rue Philadelphie Pennsylvanie
Sidewalk food vending stand with customers. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 2000. Français : Scène de rue à Philadelphie (Pennsylvanie) en septembre 2000.
17649 PHIL WHO on site Ebola outbreak 2014
This 2014 photograph shows Ebola response signage indicating the presence of the World Health Organization (WHO) on site in West Africa during Ebola virus disease outbreak.
17649 PHIL WHO on site Ebola outbreak 2014
Taken during the 2014 Ebola outbreak across Guinea, northern Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, this photograph depicts Ebola response signage indicating the presence of the World Health Organization (WHO), on... More
NIOSH Salt Lake City Office 1974
This historic photograph was captured in 1974, shows the former National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility that was located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bacillus anthracis PHIL 1792
This is an illustration of a photomicrograph, which revealed the presence of darkly-stained, rod-shaped, Bacillus anthracis bacteria, that had been cultivated in an agar culture. The sample had been processed u... More
Bacillus anthracis
Photomicrograph of Bacillus anthracis from an agar culture demonstrating spores; Fuchsin-methylene blue spore stain.
Ebola Virus TEM PHIL 1832 lores
Azərbaycanca: Ebola virus-dən elektron mikroskopun fotoqrafı English: Transmission electron microscopic image which demonstrates the filamentous, branching structure of an Ebola virus particle. Esperanto: Foto ... More
Ebola virus em - Drawing. Public domain image.
Transmission Electron Micrograph of the Ebola Virus. Hemorrhagic Fever, RNA Virus. Français : Virus Ebola. Italiano: Fotografia al microscopio elettronico della trasmissione del virus Ebola. Русский: Изображени... More
Ebola virus em
An electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle showing the characteristic filamentous structure of a Filoviridae. The viral filaments can appear in images in various shapes including a 'u', '6', a coil, or b... More
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 v...
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses (seen in gold) grown in MDCK cells (seen in green). Avian influenza A viruses do not usually infect humans; however, several instance... More
HIV-budding-BW-detail(1)
Scanning electron micrograph of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), grown in cultured lymphocytes. Virions are seen as small spheres on the surface of the cells.
HIV-budding-Wide - A black and white photo of a cell phone
Scanning electron micrograph of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), grown in cultured lymphocytes. Scanning electron micrograph of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), grown in cultured lymphocytes. Virions are ... More
Smallpox virus virions TEM PHIL 1849
This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicts a number of smallpox virus virions; Mag - approximately 370,000x. The “dumbbell-shaped” structure inside the smallpox virion is the viral core, which contains... More
Aedes albopictus cdc - A mosquito that is sitting on a person's arm
Deutsch: Asiatische Tigermücke (Aedes albopicts)English: Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopicts)Español: El mosquito tigre (Aedes albopictus
CDC-Gathany-Aedes-albopictus-2
Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, showing the typical white stripe on its back.
Marburg virus EM PHIL 1873 lores
Electron micrograph of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates.
Mumps virus - A black and white photo of a bug covered in snow
This 1976 negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicted the ultrastructural features displayed by the mumps virus. Deutsch: Aus dem Virion freigesetzte Anteile des helikalen Kapsids. Polski: ... More
Polio EM PHIL 1875 lores
Electron micrograph of the poliovirus. Poliovirus is a species of Enterovirus, which is a Genus in the family of Picornaviridae, and is an RNA virus. Deutsch: Polioviren im Transmissionselektronenmikroskop. Fra... More
Rabies Virus EM PHIL 1876
ID#: 1876 Description: Electron micrograph of the Rabies Virus. This electron micrograph shows the rabies virus, as well as Negri bodies, or cellular inclusions. Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Fred Murphy Crea... More
Varicella (Chickenpox) Virus PHIL 1878 lores
Electron micrograph of a Varicella (Chickenpox) Virus. Varicella or Chickenpox, is an infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which results in a blister-like rash, itching, tiredness and fever.... More
Bacillus anthracis Lyse
Deutsch: Bacillus anthracis Lysehof durch Gamma-Phagen rechts unbefallene EinzelkolonieEnglish: This image depicts a view of a Petri dish culture plate, which contained a growth medium of sheep blood agar (SBA... More
Donovan bodies (Klebsiella granulomatis) PHIL18899
This photomicrograph of a tissue sample extracted from a lesion in the inguinal region of the female granuloma inguinale, or Donovanosis patient, depicted in PHIL 6431, revealed a white blood cell (WBC) that co... More
Brucella spp - A close up of a piece of paper with small dots on it
Brucella spp. are gram-negative in their staining morphology. Brucella spp. are poorly staining, small gram-negative coccobacilli (0.5-0.7 x 0.6-1.5 µm), and are seen mostly as single cells and appearing like “... More
Public Domain Images - BrucellaMelitensis
ID#: 1902 Brucella melitensis colonies. Brucella spp. Colony Characteristics: A. Fastidious, usually not visible at 24h. B. Grows slowly on most standard laboratory media (e.g. sheep blood, chocolate and trypti... More
Yersinia pestis fluorescent - PHIL 1917
Yersinia pestis, Direct Fluorescent Antibody Stain (DFA), 40x Magnification. Positive identification of the bacillus may be facilitated through the application of DFA stain and its affinity for the Y. pestis' c... More
Public Domain Images - Yersinia pestis fluorescent
Yersinia pestis, Direct Fluorescent Antibody Stain (DFA), 200x Magnification. CDC 2057 - US Government public domain image
Bacillus cereus 01
Bacillus cereus showing hemolysis on sheep blood agar. B. cereus is a Gram-positive beta hemolytic bacteria, which may live in an environment with or without the presence of oxygen, i.e. facultative aerobe. 日本語... More
Paenibacillus polymyxa PHIL19240
This photomicrograph of a Gram-stained specimen, revealed numerous Gram-positive, rod-shaped, Paenibacillus polymyxa bacteria, also known as, Bacillus polymyxa. An endospore forming organism, you are able to se... More
Bacillus subtilis stain CDC PHIL 19260
This photomicrograph of a Leifson flagella-stained specimen, revealed the presence of a single, flagellated, Bacillus subtilis bacterium. The use of a special flagellar staining process enabled visualization of... More
Bacillus subtilis gram stain CDC PHIL 19261
This photomicrograph of a Gram-stained specimen, revealed the presence of numerous, Gram-positive, Bacillus subtilis bacteria. Note that some of the organisms were in the dormant endospore state of their lifecycle.
C. botulinum AEY lipase
Clostridium botulinum growing on egg yolk agar showing the lipase reaction after 72 hours of incubation. C. botulinum is a strictly anaerobic bacterium that when grown on egg yolk agar, its colonies will exhibi... More
Cutaneous anthrax lesion on the neck. PHIL 1934 lores
Cutaneous anthrax lesion on the neck. Photo dated 25th May 1953 Svenska: Mjältbrandssår på nacken. Magyar: Fekete pörk (pokolvar) lépfenés beteg bőrén.
Adult cholera patient - A man laying on a bed with his hands on his ch...
Adult cholera patient with "Washer Woman's Hand" sign. Due to severe dehydration, cholera manifests itself in decreased skin turgor, which produces the so-called "Washer Woman's Hand" sign.
Lungenpest - An x - ray image of a chest and lungs
Deutsch: Röntgenbild einer Lunge, Lungenpest
Histo Lungenpest - A close up of a piece of tissue
Deutsch: Histologischer Schnitt einer Lunge, Lungenpest
Acral gangrene due to plague
Right hand of a plague patient displaying acral gangrene. Gangrene is one of the manifestations of plague. Русский: Гангрена пальцев руки. Čeština: Či opětovná nákaza morem. Pokročilá gangréna prstů na pravé ru... More
Acral gangrene of digits -bubonic plague
Right hand of a plague patient displaying acral gangrene. Gangrene is one of the manifestations of plague. Derivative of http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acral_gangrene_due_to_plague.jpg; cropped and rota... More
Aedes albopictus on human skin
A blood-engorged female Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on a human host. Content Providers(s): CDC Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restriction... More
Treponema Pallidum - A black and white photo of an object
Čeština: Elektronový mikroskop: kultura treponem na králičích epitelových buňkách Deutsch: Kultur von Treponema pallidum English: Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum on cultures of cotton-tail rabbit epit... More
Treponema pallidum - A black and white photo of a group of animals in ...
Bosanski : Treponema pallidum, uzročnik sifilisa.English: Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum on cultures of cotton-tail rabbit epithelium cells (Sf1Ep). Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syp... More
Fighting smallpox in Niger, 1969
Photograph made during Smallpox Eradication and Measles Control Program in Niger, W. Africa, February, 1969. In 1979, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global eradication of smallpox, and recomme... More
Staff of Kagadi General Hospital during the Ebola outbreak in summer 2...
This image was taken on the grounds of Kagadi Hospital, in the Kibaale District of Uganda, during that nation’s July - August 2012, Ebola outbreak. Dressed in their green-colored scrubs, and white rubber boots,... More
Hantavirus field studies
CDC scientist collecting specimens from trapped rodents.
Smallpox PHIL 2003 lores
Patient with smallpox, Kosovo, Yugoslavia epidemic, March and April 1972. The scabs will eventually fall off leaving marks on the skin that will become pitted scars. The patient is contagious to others until al... More
Anthrax PHIL 2033
Deutsch: Milzbrand English: Anthrax Русский: Сибирская язва
Gonococcal lesion on the skin PHIL 2038 lores
ID#: 2038 Description: Close-up of a Gonococcal lesion on the skin of a patient’s arm. Gonorrhea, caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, if left untreated will enter the blood, thereby, spreading throughout the body.... More
Plague -buboes - A close up of a person with a wound on their leg
This plague patient is displaying a swollen, ruptured inguinal lymph node, or buboe. After the incubation period of 2-6 days, symptoms of the plague appear including severe malaise, headache, shaking chills, fe... More
Bifidobacterium bifidum CDC 20527
This image depicted a close view of a Petri dish culture plate that contained a growth medium of brain heart infusion (BHI) agar, which had been inoculated with Actinomyces parabifidus, also known as Bifidobact... More
Xenopsylla cheopis flea PHIL 2069 lores
ID#: 2069 Description: Plague infected male Xenopsylla cheopis 28 days after feeding on an inoculated mouse. During feeding, the flea draws viable Y. pestis organisms into its esophagus, which multiply and bloc... More
Anopheles earlei - A drawing of a mosquito on a white background
An illustration of an en:Anopheles earlei mosquito, with en:halteres visible. Anopheles earlei is found in woodland pools, bogs, marshes and along sluggish streams. The vector status of this species is unknown.
Entercoccus sp2 lores - A black and white photo of a bunch of small wh...
This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted numbers of bacteria, which were identified as being Gram-positive Enterococcus sp. bacteria. Previously identified as "Group D" Streptococcus organisms, the most... More