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  • Winchester: tombstone of Thomas Thetcher, who "died of a violent fever contracted by drinking small beer", 1764. Photograph, 18--.
  • An illustrated information sheet in Hindi showing 4 ways in which AIDS is and is not contracted. Colour lithograph, 1995.
  • A young woman aware of the risk of contracting AIDS through intravenous use of heroin or cocaine. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • An American soldier sweating with fear about contracting a sexually transmitted disease; warning American servicemen to use condoms. Colour lithograph, 194-.
  • A woman with painted lips peering over her sunglasses; representing the risk of contracting AIDS while on holiday. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • A terrified man realizing he has just contracted the plague, surrounded by a group of people. Chalk drawing by E.M. Ward, 1848.
  • A married woman having an affair, talking on the telephone to her lover; representing the risk of contracting AIDS through infidelity. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • The word 'AIDS' in Hindi representing an illustrated information sheet showing ways in which AIDS is and is not contracted. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A young prostitute wearing fake fur, getting into a car; representing the risk of contracting AIDS through not using a condom. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • A thoughtful young man, resting his chin in his hand, thinking about individual responsibility in avoiding and preventing the risk of contracting AIDS. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • Three healthcare workers at risk of contracting Pandemic Influenza A H1N1 in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, ca. 2000.
  • A woman and a man cuddling and rubbing noses; representing the need for protection from the risk of contracting AIDS, even for apparently faithful couples. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • Horses' hooves, seen from below: four figures showing both perfect and contracted feet, demonstrating Mr. Coleman's 'artificial frog' for the preservation of horses' hooves. Etching by J. Barlow, 1802.
  • A young couple wait while a contract of marriage is drawn up and the servant waits to take the stop out of the barrel. Engraving by Jean-Charles Baquoy after Jan Steen.
  • A man with AIDS deep in thought crouching down looking to the right; a warning in English and Chinese about the dangers of casual sex and contracting AIDS. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A man with AIDS deep in thought crouching down looking to the right; a warning in English and Malay about the dangers of casual sex and contracting AIDS. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • Four men injecting themselves with drugs; a warning about the dangers of intravenous drug abuse and contracting HIV by Spitnacs, Societal Projects Information Training Networking and Consultancy Services. Colour lithograph, ca.1997.
  • People and carriages converging on Buckingham House - being met by a fire-breathing monster; representing the King's cancellation of the 'Drawing Room' because of contracting gout. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1823.
  • A businessman sitting in dispair in a chair leaning over with his hands in his hair; a warning in English and Malay about the dangers of casual sex and contracting AIDS. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A man playing the guitar to his companion at his feet explaining how sharing needles meant they both contracted AIDS; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the NACO in collaboration with WHO. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A non-reusable syringe, with a warning about the risks of contracting diseases like AIDS, hepatitis and septicemia by reusing syringes. Colour lithograph by the Ministere della Sanità supported by Italian Pharmacy Federations, ca. 1995.
  • A businessman sitting in dispair in a chair leaning over with his hands in his hair; a warning in English and Chinese about the dangers of casual sex and contracting AIDS. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.
  • A boy looks up at two hands exchanging a packet of drugs representing a warning about the dangers of injecting drugs and contracting AIDS issued in Spanish by the New York State Health Department. Colour lithograph.
  • Casting his contract into the sea, Tom Idle in a rowing boat heads towards a sailing ship past a point of land with four windmills and a prominent gibbet. Engraving by Thomas Cook after William Hogarth, 1795.
  • A hand offering a syringe to another is stopped by a third hand representing a warning about the dangers of sharing needles and contracting AIDS. Colour lithograph for the Unidade Educaçāo para a Saúde, Macau, ca. 1995.
  • A man and woman dressed in swimwear flexing their muscles with their arms above their heads representing the risks of injecting steroids and contracting the HIV virus; advertisement by the Public Health Department of North York, Ontario. Colour lithograph.
  • A row of 5 black silhouette syringes pointing diagonally to the right representing a warning about the dangers of contracting AIDS through unsafe use of syringes by the AIDS Control Project of the Goverment of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. Colour lithograph, 1997?.
  • A man with his back turned looks at a woman and child on his left and another man to his right; warning to bisexual men about the risk of contracting AIDS; advertisement by the State of California AIDS Education Campaign. Lithograph.
  • A woman with a loud speaker emitting the word 'SIDA' with an orange arrow incorporating a syringe with a foetus (?) below; a warning to women about the dangers of injecting drugs and contracting AIDS during pregnancy. Colour lithograph, ca. 1992.
  • A syringe, the silhouette of a man injecting himself, a couple talking and a man receiving a blood transfusion in a bed; a warning about the risks of contracting AIDS through drug abuse and contaminated blood. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.