1.   Already, contaminated postal equipment sent from the Washington area and New Jersey has spread anthrax spores as far from the East Coast as Kansas City and Indianapolis.

2.   Anthrax cases were rare in the United States before terrorists spread spores through the mail in September.

3.   Are news organizations -- which take care not to divulge information about military operations -- aiding terrorists by spreading frightening information more efficiently than anyone can spread spores?

4.   Or, humans could purposefully spread the spores.

5.   Splashing water spreads spores, too.

6.   The plan was to produce the disease in concentrations that could be loaded into a bomb which would be exploded in mid-air over a field, spreading the spores.

7.   To do so could spread anthrax spores, making any potential problem worse.

8.   To lessen the chances of spreading anthrax spores, the post office has also stopped using powerful blowing machines that clean dust off the sorting equipment at Morgan.

9.   Tourists who want to visit redwood country might also face restrictions because of fears that they would spread the spores on their shoes.

10.   Winds blowing toward the ocean helped spread the spores throughout Ventura County.