Health issu for gay men and other men who have sex wh men - Mayo Clic

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• OUTBREAK OF BACTERIAL ILLNS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA HAS LEFT AT LEAST 7 AD
• CDC URG MENGOCL VACCE FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AFTER FLORIDA OUTBREAK
• CDC VTIGAT ‘ONE OF THE WORST OUTBREAKS OF MENGOCL DISEASE’ US HISTORY AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA
• STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
• CDC WARNS OF ‘HISTORIC’ MENGOCL OUTBREAK AMONG GAY MEN FLORIDA
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
• FLORIDA MENGOCL OUTBREAK AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN IS ONE OF WORST US HISTORY: CDC

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

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.

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. "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 Centers for Disease Control and Preventn (CDC) is urgg gay and bisexual men who live Florida or plan to travel the state to get oculated agast mengocl disease rponse to an outbreak.

CDC URG MENGOCL VACCE FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AFTER FLORIDA OUTBREAK

“There is a large, ongog outbreak of mengocl disease Florida, primarily among gay, bisexual, and men who have sex wh men, cludg those livg wh HIV, ” the CDC said a statement. The US Centers for Disease Control and Preventn and Florida Department of Health are vtigatg “one of the worst outbreaks of mengocl disease among gay and bisexual men U.

CDC VTIGAT ‘ONE OF THE WORST OUTBREAKS OF MENGOCL DISEASE’ US HISTORY AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA

The CDC says the outbreak is “primarily among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men, cludg those livg wh HIV. CDC is remendg that gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men get the mengocl vacce if they live Florida, or talk to their health re provir if they are travelg to the state. “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 threat to the general US populatn is low, the CDC says, but there are notably high numbers of monkeypox s among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men. Get Vaccated: Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men have a greater chance of gettg Hepatis A, Hepatis B, and HPV.

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

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 WARNS OF ‘HISTORIC’ MENGOCL OUTBREAK AMONG GAY MEN FLORIDA

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).

The Centers for Disease Control and Florida health officials are warng of a “historic” mengocl outbreak among gay and bisexual men that has killed seven and severely sickened 24 others. The alarmg surge s had led the CDC to remend vacc for all gay and bisexual men the Sunshe State.

The agency characterized the ongog transmissns “as one of the worst outbreaks of mengocl disease among gay and bisexual men US history.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

The CDC and Florida health officials have issued a warng about a “historic” mengocl outbreak among gay and bisexual men Photo/Ron Harris. The agency is also remendg vacc for gay men who plan to travel to Florida. People who are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT) are members of every muny.

Contact tracg for gonorrhoea homosexual and heterosexual men. Sexual behavrs and suatnal characteristics of most recent male-partnered sexual event among gay and bisexually intified men the Uned Stat.

FLORIDA MENGOCL OUTBREAK AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN IS ONE OF WORST US HISTORY: CDC

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 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.

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.