1.   He contracted the illness while he was working abroad.

2.   Then their five year old daughter Sarah tragically died after contracting the illness.

3.   And a lawyer for the families of two infected children has asked the company to pay the medical bills for children who contracted the illness.

4.   Anyone who does contract the illness may not even know it until returning home, since the incubation period is seven to nine days.

5.   Half of those polled incorrectly believe they can contract the illness by donating blood.

6.   In addition, scientists now have the ability to match the genetic fingerprints of the bacteria found in patients who contract an illness so they can identify the source.

7.   In London, where the panic began, an insurance company introduced customized coverage for humans who are worried about contracting the illness.

8.   More than a half-century ago, when more people canned their own foods, about half the people who contracted the illness died.

9.   No Carteret employees have contracted the illness.

10.   Parkin said some had contracted the illness away from home.