1.   And the irony was particularly heavy when photo editor Robert Stevens of the Sun tabloid died last October after inhaling anthrax.

2.   A law enforcement official said investigators had interviewed several American Media employees in an effort to reconstruct how Stevens inhaled the anthrax.

3.   People can become infected by inhaling anthrax spores, by eating contaminated meat, or if spores come in contact with skin.

4.   People who inhale anthrax usually die within one or two days after symptoms begin.

5.   A postal worker hospitalized near Trenton, New Jersey, is believed to have inhaled anthrax.

6.   Anthrax is inhaled in a dormant spore form.

7.   Investigators were looking for any similarities to the case of a New York woman, who also died from inhaling anthrax and whose exposure also has baffled authorities.

8.   To instill better peace of mind, Hong Kong has promised decontamination and treatment for anyone believed to have inhaled anthrax.

9.   Two mail handlers at Brentwood died from inhaling anthrax.