21.   And despite repeated government statements that the chances of contracting the disease from roasts and other beef products are remote, most British consumers are boycotting beef.

22.   And health officials in New Jersey said they were monitoring a postal worker there who may have contracted the disease.

23.   And there is no evidence, the author writes, to show that Hitler had syphilis, despite persistent rumors that he contracted the disease from a Jewish prostitute.

24.   Anthrax spores are found widely in soil, and a human must inhale thousands of them in a short time to contract the disease.

25.   Baltimore Orioles minor league outfielder Joel Stephens was diagnosed with colon cancer, the third person connected with the organization to have contracted the disease this year.

26.   Before they died, some of the monks told him that they contracted the disease by shaving their heads with razors shared inside the monastery.

27.   Both physicians said the chances of contracting the disease are extremely remote, but they urged parents to be overly cautious for the rest of the summer.

28.   A comprehensive epidemiological study would be the only way to determine the actual numbers of people who died or contracted disease from exposure to tremolite from the mine.

29.   A few years ago, President Daniel arap Moi even suggested in speeches that people could contract diseases by buying used clothes.

30.   A strong disapproval of homosexuality in the native community makes it difficult for many to come forward, whether or not they contracted the disease from a homosexual relationship.