An outbreak of Meningitis B in Kent has provoked a national response from UK health officials. University students are queuing to receive preventive antibiotics. Although the disease is rare overall, those affected are often babies or young people. This short video from the BBC explains what you need to know about meningitis.
What is meningitis?
Super-spreading scare: Staff and students, some wearing face masks, queue to receive antibiotics at the University of Kent in Canterbury this week.