Within only six weeks 49 children had contracted the disease.

"My six other children were vaccinated and they did not contract any of the diseases," she said.

In most cases, the children contracted the disease at birth from their mothers, who have since died or are too sick to care for them.

With that remark, he began a story about family friends whose child had contracted meningitis and died.

In 1918 her children contracted influenza during the epidemic, but survived.

Doctors say they fear that some 50 adults and children may contract cancer as a result of direct contact or excessive exposure to the material.

Many times a child can contract the disease and suffer little or no damage.

I have trouble understanding why a young, beautiful child must contract leukemia.

Though children often contract this infection as well, they less frequently become symptomatic.

Four years ago, several children in the district contracted cancer.