Mystery disease kills gay men – archive, 1981 | Aids and HIV | The Guardian

Contents:

• STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
• OUTBREAK OF BACTERIAL ILLNS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA HAS LEFT AT LEAST 7 AD
• THE GAY BOWEL SYNDROME: A MON PROBLEM OF HOMOSEXUAL PATIENTS THE EMERGENCY PARTMENT
• SPREAD OF MULTIDG-RISTANT SHIGELLA EU/EEA AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH
• MYSTERY DISEASE KILLS GAY MEN – ARCHIVE, 1981
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
• WHAT’S WRONG WH BEG “GAY”? HERE’S WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU -- AND ’S REALLY DISTURBG.

STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS

Get Vaccated: Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men have a greater chance of gettg Hepatis A, Hepatis B, and HPV.

While anyone who has sex n get an STD, sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men (MSM) are at greater risk. Homophobia, stigma and discrimatn n negatively fluence the health of gay and bisexual men. CDC remends sexually active gay and bisexual men get tted for:.

Get Vaccated: Gay and bisexual men are at greater risk for hepatis A and B, and human papillomavis (HPV). Feral and state health officials are vtigatg an outbreak of mengocl disease Florida primarily fectg men who intify as gay, bisexual or men who have sex wh of Tuday, at least 24 s have been nfirmed and seven people have died, acrdg to the Centers for Disease Control and outbreak is so severe that the feral health agency is llg "one of worst outbreaks of mengocl disease among gay and bisexual men U. Although the disease has been primarily intified the gay and bisexual muny, there is currently no evince that is a sexually transmted fectn.

OUTBREAK OF BACTERIAL ILLNS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA HAS LEFT AT LEAST 7 AD

Certa people are at higher risk for beg fected, cludg those who live crowd plac or have HIV, but is not a so-lled "gay disease, " Ch-Hong said. "In fact, more people who are not gay get mengocl fectn.

THE GAY BOWEL SYNDROME: A MON PROBLEM OF HOMOSEXUAL PATIENTS THE EMERGENCY PARTMENT

"Ch-Hong said the risk to the public is low bee mengocl outbreaks tend to be regnal and typilly do not spread om state to he urged people to follow the CDC's advice, which is that anyone who intifi as gay, bisexual or men who have sex wh men gets a mengocl vacce if they live Florida or plan on travelg to Florida. José Romero, director of the CDC's Natnal Center for Immunizatn and Rpiratory Diseas, said a ntued, "Bee of the outbreak Florida, and the number of Pri events beg held across the state g weeks, 's important that gay and bisexual men who live Florida get vaccated, and those travelg to Florida talk to their healthre provir about gettg a MenACWY vacce. The gay bowel syndrome: a mon problem of homosexual patients the emergency partment.

Sexually transmted bowel and rectal diseas are mon gay men and are ed by a wi variety of fect agents.

Each of the enti implited the gay bowel syndrome is nsired separately and epimlogic nsiratns rponsible for the appearance of such a syndrome are examed. Gay bowel syndrome. Clil approach to ttal fectns homosexual men.

SPREAD OF MULTIDG-RISTANT SHIGELLA EU/EEA AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN

Enteric diseas of homosexual men. The gay bowel. Unrstand important health issu for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and get tips for matag good Mayo Clic Staff.

However, there are some specific health ncerns that gay men and other men who have sex wh men need to be aware of. Gay men and other men who have sex wh men may be at an creased risk of prsn, bipolar disorr and anxiety.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

Gay men also are more likely to have body image problems and eatg disorrs, such as anorexia and bulimia, than are other men. Gay men are more likely to al wh alhol e disorr than are other people.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH

Many health re and mental health anizatns foced on the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny also offer substance e treatment or may be able to provi rmatn about lol rourc. And rearch has shown that gay men and other men who have sex wh men experience timate partner vlence at a higher rate than do other men. But gay men might be more likely to stay silent about this kd of vlence due to fear of discrimatn.

A lack of shelters and other facili equipped to offer gay men a safe, supportive place to get help also may make dntg to seek re.

Concern about homophobia and the stigma sometim associated wh homosexualy may prevent some gay men om gettg route health re.

MYSTERY DISEASE KILLS GAY MEN – ARCHIVE, 1981

Primary re of gay men and men who have sex wh men.. Gay and bisexual men's health: Mental health. Gay and bisexual men's health: Stigma and discrimatn.

Gay, bisexual and queer men's attus and unrstandgs of timate partner vlence and sexual asslt.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

A spg review of timate partner vlence as relat to the experienc of gay and bisexual men.

WHAT’S WRONG WH BEG “GAY”? HERE’S WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU -- AND ’S REALLY DISTURBG.

Certa enteric ailments are particularly mon among homosexual men.

The practner mt be prepared to intify a number of fectns wh siar prentatns that may occur sgly or together gay men. Gonorrhea is probably the most mon bacterial fectn gay men.

Lymphogranuloma venerm penile lns and gual lymphanis heterosexual men, whereas homosexual men are more prone to proctis.