For decades, MenB has been the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in the UK and Ireland. Today, meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia remain the leading infectious cause of death for children under five in the UK.
The first political party to hold a national convention for this purpose was the Republican Party.
Historians typically use the title Republican Party. It was the second political party in the United States, and was organized by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in 1791â93 to oppose the Federalist Party run by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.