Saturday October 13 5:44 PM ET

5 More in Fla. Exposed to Anthrax

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Five more employees at American Media Inc. have tested positive for exposure to anthrax, a company spokesman said Saturday.

Last week, a photo editor for The Sun supermarket tabloid died of the inhaled form of the disease, the first death in the United States related to anthrax in 25 years.

Two other co-workers were found to have been exposed to the disease. They have not become ill.

Gerald McKelvey, a spokesman for American Media Inc., said the company was notified about the five employees Saturday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news - web sites). He said he had no further information on the exposed employees or their conditions.

Health officials had been waiting for results of more than 35 anthrax tests checking employees and visitors to the company's headquarters. About 20 postal employees who handled the company's mail were also awaiting test results.

On Friday, the FBI (news - web sites) agent said test results of 965 people who were in the building recently found no new infections.

-- (incubation@period.starting), October 13, 2001

Answers

I think this anthrax thing is real enough but just the tip of the iceberg. For all we know, fifty smallpox-infected terrorists may already be coughing and sneezing their way around the country while we're totally focused on checking our mail.

-- Red (Herring@BangYou'reDead.com), October 13, 2001.

Yep, these guys could turn out to be more twisted than we ever expected. Life is so cozy here we aren't used to thinking about what desperate people will do. If they want to eliminate infidels and are happy to give their lives to Allah, there is NOTHING we can do to stop them. I suspect that they will get more pleasure out of it by moving gradually so they can savor every moment, rather than one big mass killing.

-- (shiver@me.timbers), October 13, 2001.

fuck bin laden

-- (fuck@bin.laden), October 13, 2001.

resting[in] the promises of GOD here. ''grave,where is your victory???--death where is your sting???''

''to be present with the LORD ,is fullness of JOY''

''FOR ME TO LIVE IS [CHRIST]-FOR ME TO DIE IS GAIN''

''and when you see the END approaching=LOOK UP''

-- al-d. (dogs@zianet.com), October 14, 2001.

...for your redemption draweth nigh

-- (thank @you. Al), October 14, 2001.