1.   If not destroyed, the bacteria can spread, especially to the membranes around the brain.

2.   Even more deadly than meningitis is meningococcemia, a condition in which meningococcal bacteria spread through the bloodstream and produce a peculiar rash.

3.   No one knows yet how this bacteria spread, or what kind of food is contaminated.

4.   Once underneath the skin, the bacteria can spread quickly, destroying tissue as they move.

5.   That meant the apples would sit in a cooler for two days, and she was worried that bacteria would spread among them.

6.   The authorities also advised them to avoid settings like day-care or health-care centers where the bacteria could easily spread.

7.   The bacteria spread as people with the active disease cough and sneeze and expose others to the germ over a prolonged period.

8.   When the bacteria spread to the lungs the disease is called pneumonic plague and is swiftly fatal.

9.   Diphtheria is a highly infectious disease spread by bacteria.

10.   Experts fear an explosion of diseases, even epidemics, as mosquitoes and bacteria spread in stagnant floodwaters and destroyed towns.