Diseases & Disorders Health Education Posters &
Anatomical Illustration Charts, pg 1 of 4
for the science classroom, rehabilitation, physical therapy, and medical professionals.

Understanding Allergies Anatomical Chart

Understanding Allergies 2nd Edition

Who gets allergies, what are common allergens, anaphylaxis and managing allergies. 10 visual images depict the most common allergies: hay fever, sinusitis, eczema, hives, asthma, contact dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis, and food, drug & household allergies.

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Arthritis Joint Inflammation Chart

Arthritis Joint Inflammation

Shows common sites of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Shows right knee with osteoarthritis and one with rheumatoid arthritis next to a normal right knee. Illustrates hands and hips osteoarthritis and with rheumatoid arthritis. Lists warning signs or arthritis. Shows ankylosing spondylitis, gout and systemic lupus erythematosus. Provides descriptions of related disorders (fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, bursitis, and tendonitis) and an illustration of shoulder anatomy.

• muscular system posters
• skeletal system posters

Tuberculosis is a common and deadly infectious disease most commonly attacking the lungs but can also affect the central nervous, lymphatic, circulatory, genitourinary systems; bones, joints and skin.

In the past, tuberculosis was called consumption, as it seemed to consume people from within, with a bloody cough, fever, pallor, and long relentless wasting.

Over one-third of the world's population has been exposed to the TB bacterium, and new infections occur at a rate of one per second. In addition, a rising number of people in the developed world are contracting tuberculosis because their immune systems are compromised by immunosuppressive drugs, substance abuse, or HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Robert Koch, considered one of the founders of microbiology for isolating the Bacillus anthracis (1877), the tuberculosis bacillus (1882) and the cholera vibrio (1883), and for his development of criteria designed to establish a causal relationship between a microbe and a disease, known as Koch's postulates:

1. The microorganism must be found in abundance in all organisms suffering from the disease, but not in healthy organisms.
2. The microorganism must be isolated from a diseased organism and grown in pure culture.
3. The cultured microorganism should cause disease when introduced into a healthy organism.
4. The microorganism must be reisolated from the inoculated, diseased experimental host and identified as being identical to the original specific causative agent.

World Tuberculosis Day falls on March 24th of each year, the day Dr. Koch announced his discovery of the bacillus responsible for TB.

Among the notable people who have suffered or died from tuberculosis (or have thought to):
Honoré de Balzac, Marie Bashkirtseff, Aubrey Beardsley, Simon Bolivar, Anne & Emily Bronte, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Burns, John Calvin, Albert Camus, Frederic Chopin, Anders Celsius, Stephen Crane, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Stephen Foster, Samuel Johnson, Immanuel Kant, John Keats, Dmitri Mendeleev, Mabel Normand, George Orwell, Pocahontas, Alexander Pope, Eleanor Roosevelt, John Ruskin, Erwin Schrodinger, Dred Scott, Henry David Thoreau, Voltaire.

Malaria, for which there is evidence that it has been with humanity for 50,000 years, is a common, widespread vector-borne infectious disease is transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitos. The symptons, anemia, fever, and chills, are experienced by 515 million people annually, and responsible for killing between 1 and 3 million people a year, mostly in Africa.

The word malaria is from the Italian - "mal" (bad) + "aria" (air), it is also known as ague and marsh fever, as it was associated with swampy areas that were prime breeding grounds for mosquitos.

Understanding Alzheimer's Anatomical Chart, Laminated

Understanding Alzheimer's

Discusses the aging brain and dementia, providing an overview of Alzheimer's disease. Illustrates affected areas of the brain and the abnormal cellular structures involved with AD: granulovacuolar degeneration, neurofibrillary tangles, and amyloid plaques. Discusses the stages of Alzheimer's disease and shows the physical changes in the brain cortex caused by Alzheimer's. Illustrates and defines the role of neurotransmitters as messengers.

The Diseases Explained: Bipolar Disorder

Illustrated patient education poster describing bipolar disorder, the causes, recognizing the symptoms, diagnosis, drug treatment and self-care recommendations. Information is written in an easy-to-read level for patients and family members. Ideal for clinic waiting rooms, examination rooms, hospitals, and educational programs.

• nervous system posters
• Sylvia Plath poster
• Virginia Woolf photo

Understanding Breast Cancer Anatomical Chart, Plastic Styrene

Understanding Breast Cancer

Defines breast cancer. Illustrates breast anatomy and the the most common types of breast cancer. Visually and textually describes ways of diagnosing breast cancer including breast self examination, mammography and biopsy. Shows staging of breast cancer and lists causes, sign & symptoms, and treatment options.

• feminine anatomy posters
• Did you know Abigail and John Adams daughter 'Nabby' died of breast cancer, as did Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts?

Understanding Cancer Anatomical Chart, Plastic Styrene

Understanding Cancer Anatomical

Defines cancer and shows normal cells and malignant (cancerous) cells. Provides cancer incidence statistics by site on the body and gender. Discusses how cancer spreads and shows the four stages of cancer. Also lists risk factors, symptoms, treatments and preventative measures.

Understanding Skin Cancer Anatomical Chart, Laminated

Understanding Skin Cancer

Defines skin cancer and provides detailed illustrations of how it develops from sun exposure. Shows and discusses various types of ultraviolet radiation and how each kind penetrates skin layers. Illustrates and shows photos of various types of precancer and cancer. Lists the ABCs of malignant melanoma and provides graph which indicates the rising incidence of skin cancer. Shows how skin naturally works to prevent skin cancer, and illustrates difference between sunscreen and sun block protection.

• sun posters
• skin & sense of touch posters

Understanding Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Anatomical Chart Plastic

Understanding Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Defines carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and nerve compression syndrome. Shows the carpal tunnel and cross sections of a normal wrist and one with CTS. Causes, risk factors, and symptoms are listed. Management techniques and healthy lifestyle changes are also covered.

• skeletal system posters

Understanding the Common Cold Chart, Laminated

Understanding the Common Cold

Defines cold and inflammation. Illustrates and discusses the role of the nose, paranasal sinuses, throat and tonsils, ear, and trachea and bronchi.

• endocrine system posters