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.
The Republicans ran their first presidential campaign in 1856, choosing noted Western explorer John C. Fr mont, The Pathfinder. Fr mont had no political record (regarded as a plus), but held abolitionist views (a negative in the eyes of many moderates).