The risk of infection by Neisseria meningitides bacteria in a normal population is one in two million. The risk of infection by this bacterium in a particular sub-population is one in two hundred. The members of this sub-population have a deficiency in which of the following immune-system components?

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The risk of infection by <i>Neisseria meningitides</i> bacteria in a normal population is one in two million. The risk of infection by this bacterium in a particular sub-population is one in two hundred. The members of this sub-population have a deficiency in which of the following immune-system components?