Port Security in a Competitive Environment Increasingly in our security conscious world, ports considered insecure may be at a competitivedisadvantage to those demonstrating the ability to prevent imports of threatening cargos. Thus,Canadian ports ignore enhanced security at their peril.
Strep is short for Streptococcus, a type of bacteria. There are two types: group A and group B. Group A strep causes. 1  Strep throat - a sore, red throat, sometimes with white spots on the tonsils.  Scarlet fever - an illness that follows strep throat. It causes a red rash on the body.
Most cases of bacterial meningitis are caused by Neisseria meningitidis (the meningococcus) , Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) . There are different types of all three bacteria called serogroups or serotypes. For example, meningococcus serogroups A, B, C, W and Y are responsible for over 95% of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia cases.