{"id":32183,"date":"2026-03-18T17:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=32183"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T11:43:00","slug":"meningitis-cases-in-kent-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/03\/meningitis-cases-in-kent-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"Meningitis Cases in Kent Rises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kent is experiencing a rapid meningitis outbreak, with 20 cases reported, including six MenB infections. Most cases involve university students linked to social events, and experts describe it as the fastest-growing outbreak they\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UK Health Security Agency is responding with antibiotics for close contacts and vaccinating 5,000 students, urging anyone exposed at early March events to seek treatment to prevent further spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article and know more about the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2026\/mar\/18\/meningitis-cases-investigated-kent-uk-health-security-agency?utm_source=chatgpt.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does the adjective \u201cunprecedented<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cIt\u2019s the explosive nature that is unprecedented<\/strong> here \u2013 the number of cases in such a short space of time.<\/em>\u201d Use this in a sentence.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201csuper-spreader event<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThis looks like a super-spreader event<\/strong>, with ongoing spread within the halls of residence in the universities.<\/em>\u201d Use this in a sentence.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto stand something up<\/strong>\u201d mean here, \u201cWe are being so proactive in the provision of antibiotics, because they\u2019re an effective treatment, but also standing up vaccination<\/strong> at a pace and in a way that we wouldn\u2019t normally do.<\/em>\u201d? Use this in a sentence.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Why is prompt treatment with antibiotics important in meningitis cases?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Do you think universities should cancel large or all social events during outbreaks? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. If you were in charge of the response, what other measures might you take to control the outbreak?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Do you think news coverage of outbreaks help or do they only cause unnecessary panic? Share your insights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. If a similar outbreak happened in your city, how would you personally respond?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The UK Health Security Agency is responding with antibiotics for close contacts and vaccinating 5,000 students, urging […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,8706,289,293],"class_list":["post-32183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-health-and-medicine","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nMeningitis Cases in Kent Rises | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/03\/meningitis-cases-in-kent-rises\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meningitis Cases in Kent Rises | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate Kent is experiencing a rapid meningitis outbreak, with 20 cases reported, including six MenB infections. 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