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• SHIGELLA INFECTN AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN
• OUTBREAK OF BACTERIAL ILLNS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA HAS LEFT AT LEAST 7 AD
• CDC SAYS GAY AND BI MEN FLORIDA NEED THE MENGOCL VACCE, TO KEEP THEM SAFE ‘WORST’ OUTBREAK US HISTORY
• THE GAY BOWEL SYNDROME: A MON PROBLEM OF HOMOSEXUAL PATIENTS THE EMERGENCY PARTMENT
• CLTER OF DG-RISTANT GUT BACTERIA FOUND GAY MEN
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
• CDC WARNS THAT GAY MEN ARE SPREADG DISEASE FLORIDA
• CDC REMENDS VACCE FOR GAY, BISEXUAL MEN AMID FLORIDA MENGIS SURGE
• CDC VTIGAT ‘ONE OF THE WORST OUTBREAKS OF MENGOCL DISEASE’ US HISTORY AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA

SHIGELLA INFECTN AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men* are among groups at high risk for fectn wh Shigella germs. 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.

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

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 CDC’s been tryg to warn men Florida or travelg to Florida, particularly those who intify as gay, bisexual, queer or trans, that they need to get a vacce that n prevent them om gettg mengocl disease.

CDC SAYS GAY AND BI MEN FLORIDA NEED THE MENGOCL VACCE, TO KEEP THEM SAFE ‘WORST’ OUTBREAK US HISTORY

There is an ongog outbreak Florida what the CDC scrib as “one of the worst outbreaks of mengocl disease among gay and bisexual men U. 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. The CDC plans to ntue dog a big publicy and tn ph both English and Spanish lol newspapers, through gay media, and on social apps throughout the summer.

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

On the Grdr app, the pany said they are workg wh the CDC and Buildg Health Onle Communi a nonprof that supports gay men’s health, to get the word out about the outbreak. One msage warns ers that gay and bi men Florida are at creased risk for mengocl disease and to seek immediate attentn if they feel any symptoms like a stiff neck, headache or severe flu-like symptoms.

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.

CLTER OF DG-RISTANT GUT BACTERIA FOUND GAY MEN

Gay bowel syndrome. Clil approach to ttal fectns homosexual men.

Enteric diseas of homosexual men.

The gay bowel. Gay and Bisexual Men's Health Issu. Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

While ’s te that most timate partner vlence rourc are for women, specific assistance is available for gay and bisexual men.

Bee of strs and discrimatn, gay and bisexual men are more likely to e tobac and alhol than the general populatn.

CDC WARNS THAT GAY MEN ARE SPREADG DISEASE FLORIDA

Several tobac and alhol pani specifilly target gay and bisexual men their ad mpaigns.

CDC REMENDS VACCE FOR GAY, BISEXUAL MEN AMID FLORIDA MENGIS SURGE

Among gay men, certa dgs — pecially crystal meth, also known as “Ta” — have bee wily ed.

Gay and bisexual men have higher rat of body dysmorphia and eatg disorrs. There are a few optns for gay men and bisexual men same-sex relatnships who aspire to have children, cludg surrogacy, where sperm is ed to fertilize a donated egg, which is then rried to term by a surrogate mother. Certa enteric ailments are particularly mon among homosexual men.

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

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. Cure of enteric diseas homosexual men mt be documented.