1.   Clym is struck by disease and goes blind, his mother dies in heartbroken rejection and Damon chases but can never quite catch his catch.

2.   Doctors and nurses are perplexed by signs that suggest more than one deadly disease may be striking the population.

3.   For another, several teen-agers have recently died, which is troubling because it is extremely rare for the disease to strike young people.

4.   Many believe that because the disease strikes women far more frequently than men, it was taken less seriously.

5.   That could allow researchers to discover why diseases strike some people and not others.

6.   The disease has struck the United States nine times, according to USDA historical accounts.

7.   The disease can strike people in the prime of their lives and can eventually be fatal.

8.   The disease can strike people in the prime of their lives and, despite treatment, can eventually be fatal.

9.   The disease had stricken Zora Brown, her three sisters, her mother, grandmother, great grandmother, three great aunts and a niece.

10.   The viral disease usually strikes from November through March, but the vaccine must be given early to be effective.