1.   In addition to HIV infection nearly all haemophiliacs are believed to have contracted hepatitis.

2.   Another fight was thwarted when Henry Akinwande contracted hepatitis.

3.   Berry learned of the organ shortage firsthand when he contracted hepatitis from a patient during surgery.

4.   But he contracted hepatitis and had to shelve those plans.

5.   But their timetable for the second withdrawal was accelerated because Ceravsky contracted hepatitis-A, a viral infection of the liver that may have come from contaminated food.

6.   Doctors believe the Hall of Famer contracted hepatitis from blood transfusions he received during earlier treatments for athletic injuries.

7.   Eleven percent of those who received Gammagard contracted hepatitis C, compared with none of those who were given other immune globulin products, the researchers found.

8.   It was an unremarkable team except for Johnson, except that Johnson contracted hepatitis before the season began.

9.   Prison officials said only one guard had reported contracting hepatitis C and there was no evidence that it was contracted from a prisoner.

10.   A smaller liver implies greater risk if hepatitis is contracted or if cirrhosis develops.