61.   In addition to Stevens and Blanco, one woman had spores in her nose, but not enough to contract the disease.

62.   In the course of the study, the scientists will explore whether prior exposure to TB or MAC will protect people against contracting the diseases in the future.

63.   In those decades, many more people will contract the disease.

64.   Investigators do not know how the disease was contracted.

65.   Infants who contract the disease often are lethargic or irritable, refusing to eat.

66.   It is believed that all the victims contracted the disease from eating cattle infected with mad cow disease, a uniformly fatal malady that slowly destroys brain tissue.

67.   It could take more than a week to determine whether a person who has been exposed to anthrax has contracted the disease, Akhter says.

68.   It is believed they contracted the disease, possibly from a letter sent to the office of Sen. Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D.

69.   Just how Nguyen contracted the disease remains a mystery to health officials.

70.   Late last week, some of the provinces reversed their positions and called on the federal government to compensate all victims, regardless of when they contracted the disease.