CDC vtigat 'one of the worst outbreaks of mengocl disease' US history among gay and bisexual men Florida | CNN

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• OUTBREAK OF BACTERIAL ILLNS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA HAS LEFT AT LEAST 7 AD
• MENGOCL DISEASE OUTBREAK AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA, 2021–23
• CDC VTIGAT ‘ONE OF THE WORST OUTBREAKS OF MENGOCL DISEASE’ US HISTORY AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA
• LARGE MENGIS OUTBREAK AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA, CDC WARNS
• AT LEAST 6 DEAD AS MENGOCL BREAKOUT RAVAG FLORIDA’S GAY COMMUNYGET VACCINATEDTHE SIX ATHS ME OM A TOTAL OF JT 24 S AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA THIS YEAR, THE CDC SAID.JOSH FIALLOBREAKG NEWS REPORTERPUBLISHED JUN. 23, 2022 12:32PM EDT KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYAT LEAST SIX PEOPLE HAVE DIED FLORIDA AS THE STATE BATTL “ONE OF THE WORST OUTBREAKS OF MENGOCL DISEASE AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN U.S. HISTORY,” THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTN SAID WEDNDAY.THE OUTBREAK IS BOTH SUDN AND ADLY, WH THE SIX ATHS G OM A TOTAL OF JT 24 S AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA THIS YEAR, THE CDC SAID.THE OUTBREAK HAS LEFT HEALTH OFFICIALS AND FLORIDA LGBTQ+ GROUPS SCRAMBLG TO ALERT THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ADLY DISEASE, WHICH THE CDC SAYS IS UALLY FATAL ABOUT EVERY TENTH SE AND N E BRA DAMAGE OR LIMB LOSS EVERY FIFTH.HALF OF THE S FLORIDA RECENTLY HAVE E OM THE ORLANDO METROPOLAN AREA, ACRDG TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WHILE THE DISEASE DON’T SPREAD AS EASILY AS THE MON LD OR FLU, FECTED PEOPLE N PASS BY “SHARG RPIRATORY AND THROAT SECRETNS,” LIKE SALIVA OR SP, THE CDC SAYS. THIS MEANS IS MONLY SPREAD THROUGH KISSG OR BEG NEAR SOMEONE UGHG.THE FIRST SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE CLU HIGH FEVER, HEADACHE, STIFF NECK, NSEA OR VOMG, OR A DARK PURPLE RASH. WHILE IALLY REMBLG THE FLU, THE SYMPTOMS ARE KNOWN TO QUICKLY WORSEN, THE CDC SAYS.HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE PHG FOR ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN TO IMMEDIATELY GET THE MENGOCL NJUGATE (MENACWY) VACCE. DR. JOSé R. ROMERO, DIRECTOR OF THE NATNAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATN AND RPIRATORY DISEAS, SAID A STATEMENT THE DISEASE IS HIGHLY PREVENTABLE WH VACCATN.“GETTG VACCATED AGAST MENGOCL DISEASE IS THE BT WAY TO PREVENT THIS SER ILLNS, WHICH N QUICKLY BEE ADLY,” ROMERO SAID. “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.” JOSH FIALLO

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.

MENGOCL DISEASE OUTBREAK AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA, 2021–23

"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.

Outbreak primarily affectg gay, bisexual men.

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

Includ the s is a large, ongog outbreak, primarily among gay and bisexual men. 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. 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.

LARGE MENGIS OUTBREAK AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA, CDC WARNS

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.

A large outbreak of mengocl disease — a potentially adly fectn — has been reported among gay and bisexual men Florida, acrdg to health officials, who are urgg people the populatns to get vaccated agast the disease. The outbreak is primarily affectg gay and bisexual men Florida, cludg people wh HIV, acrdg to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn (CDC).

At least six people have died Florida as the state battl “one of the worst outbreaks of mengocl disease among gay and bisexual men U. History, ” the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn said outbreak is both sudn and adly, wh the six aths g om a total of jt 24 s among gay and bisexual men Florida this year, the CDC outbreak has left health officials and Florida LGBTQ+ groups scramblg to alert the public about the adly disease, which the CDC says is ually fatal about every tenth se and n e bra damage or limb loss every of the s Florida recently have e om the Orlando metropolan area, acrdg to the Florida Department of Health.

AT LEAST 6 DEAD AS MENGOCL BREAKOUT RAVAG FLORIDA’S GAY COMMUNYGET VACCINATEDTHE SIX ATHS ME OM A TOTAL OF JT 24 S AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA THIS YEAR, THE CDC SAID.JOSH FIALLOBREAKG NEWS REPORTERPUBLISHED JUN. 23, 2022 12:32PM EDT KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYAT LEAST SIX PEOPLE HAVE DIED FLORIDA AS THE STATE BATTL “ONE OF THE WORST OUTBREAKS OF MENGOCL DISEASE AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN U.S. HISTORY,” THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTN SAID WEDNDAY.THE OUTBREAK IS BOTH SUDN AND ADLY, WH THE SIX ATHS G OM A TOTAL OF JT 24 S AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA THIS YEAR, THE CDC SAID.THE OUTBREAK HAS LEFT HEALTH OFFICIALS AND FLORIDA LGBTQ+ GROUPS SCRAMBLG TO ALERT THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ADLY DISEASE, WHICH THE CDC SAYS IS UALLY FATAL ABOUT EVERY TENTH SE AND N E BRA DAMAGE OR LIMB LOSS EVERY FIFTH.HALF OF THE S FLORIDA RECENTLY HAVE E OM THE ORLANDO METROPOLAN AREA, ACRDG TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WHILE THE DISEASE DON’T SPREAD AS EASILY AS THE MON LD OR FLU, FECTED PEOPLE N PASS BY “SHARG RPIRATORY AND THROAT SECRETNS,” LIKE SALIVA OR SP, THE CDC SAYS. THIS MEANS IS MONLY SPREAD THROUGH KISSG OR BEG NEAR SOMEONE UGHG.THE FIRST SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE CLU HIGH FEVER, HEADACHE, STIFF NECK, NSEA OR VOMG, OR A DARK PURPLE RASH. WHILE IALLY REMBLG THE FLU, THE SYMPTOMS ARE KNOWN TO QUICKLY WORSEN, THE CDC SAYS.HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE PHG FOR ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN TO IMMEDIATELY GET THE MENGOCL NJUGATE (MENACWY) VACCE. DR. JOSé R. ROMERO, DIRECTOR OF THE NATNAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATN AND RPIRATORY DISEAS, SAID A STATEMENT THE DISEASE IS HIGHLY PREVENTABLE WH VACCATN.“GETTG VACCATED AGAST MENGOCL DISEASE IS THE BT WAY TO PREVENT THIS SER ILLNS, WHICH N QUICKLY BEE ADLY,” ROMERO SAID. “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.” JOSH FIALLO

While ially remblg the flu, the symptoms are known to quickly worsen, the CDC officials are phg for all gay and bisexual men to immediately get the mengocl njugate (MenACWY) vacce.