Measles

A page from a book in Japanese with an illustration of a child's face showing the red spots of measles concentrated around the mouth and chin.

Necessary Instructions About Measles, 1824

June 9, 2022 Circulating Now

By Margaret Kaiser ~ The National Library of Medicine recently acquired a rare work on measles in Japan. Mashin Hitsuyo (Necessary Instructions About Measles) was

A card with two side by side images meant to be viewed through a sterioscope for 3D effect, a young child covered in a find spotted red rash.

March 10, 2015 Circulating Now

Circulating Now welcomes Dr. Morens, Senior Advisor to the Director of the NIAID and an epidemiologist with a long-standing interest in emerging infectious diseases, virology, tropical medicine, and medical history.