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.
Several strains of bacteria can cause acute bacterial meningitis, most commonly: 1  Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). 2  Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus). 3  Haemophilus influenzae (haemophilus). 4  Listeria monocytogenes (listeria).