A luta da medicina contra a doença é constante e por vezes difícil de solucionar devido a condições sociais adversas.
Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667)-'sick child'-oil on canvas Amsterdam-Rijksmuseum
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)-'sick child'-oil on canvas-1903 New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art
Luigi Nono (1850-1918)-'convalescence'-oil on canvas Private collection
Lauren Cars (1699-1771)-'imaginary patient'-drawing-1734 Paris-Bibliothèque National de France
George Cruikshank (1792-1878)-'the head ache'-colour etching-ca 1830