In mosquitoes fed on the other group, though, it spread rapidly.

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It hasn't yet taken hold in the capital Port-au-Prince, where it could spread rapidly because of the crowded living conditions.

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If they allow the content to go out, it will spread rapidly, creating a huge number of followers and supporters.

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It is set to spread rapidly in 2006, now that most manufacturers, notably HP, are shipping MCE home media centres (attractive PCs with all the bells and whistles that look fine sitting next to your hi-fi in the lounge and have one or more digital TV tuners built in).

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If the millions of internet-connected Macs are left open to attack then this increases the chance that an effective Trojan or piece of spyware will reach critical mass and spread rapidly, and it also increases the incentive for a bright programmer to write Mac-specific malware that could affect me.

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It responds rapidly to both news and to stories that spread throughout the many subreddits.

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Swine flu has spread so rapidly and extensively around the globe that the WHO said Monday it was changing tactics against the virus, including stopping a tally of cases and focusing on unusual patterns.

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