1.   Bad weather, spreading diseases and low international prices last year contributed to the smaller crop, he said.

2.   Break them off, rather than cutting, to avoid spreading disease.

3.   Dr. Thomas Boyer, director of the University of Arizona Liver Research Institute, said hepatitis C is not a rapidly spreading disease.

4.   In addition, they said, since cruise ships take on passengers from all over the world, the possibilities for spreading disease are more complicated.

5.   The exercise, code named Dark Winter, ended in chaos when the spreading disease overwhelmed all attempts at containment.

6.   The new habitat has caused some worries, including reports that the gulls were spreading diseases like salmonella.

7.   It also urged restaurant owners to use disposable plates and cups to reduce the chance of spreading disease.

8.   The cash for bugs campaign came about because the flies and cockroaches were blamed for spreading disease.

9.   The swiftly spreading disease appeared in the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reporting cases Wednesday.

10.   They said mosquitoes are moving up mountainsides, spreading disease among animals formerly protected by temperature.