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.
According to Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology, Gram-positive cocci bacteria are responsible for one-third of all bacterial infections in humans. These infections include strep throat, pneumonia, food poisoning, otitis media, various skin diseases, meningitis and severe types of septic shock. Additionally, Gram-negative cocci bacteria are responsible for causing gonorrhea and meningococcal meningitis.