CDC warns of mengocl outbreak among gay Florida men

Contents:

• CDC WARNS OF MENGOCL DISEASE OUTBREAK FLORIDA PRIMARILY AFFECTG GAY, BI MEN
• CDC WARNS OF ‘HISTORIC’ MENGOCL OUTBREAK AMONG GAY MEN FLORIDA
• OUTBREAK OF BACTERIAL ILLNS AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FLORIDA HAS LEFT AT LEAST 7 AD
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
• GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT
• ATE GAY REUNTS ORAL DUE TO RARE SK DISEASE: “KUYA KO PAGPAPAL NIYA AKO NG DIAPERS.”
• GAY CULTURE HAS GROWN TOXIC WH UNCHECKED PRIVILEGE. IT'S TIME FOR TO RET

CDC WARNS OF MENGOCL DISEASE OUTBREAK FLORIDA PRIMARILY AFFECTG GAY, BI MEN

The Centers for Disease Control and Preventn (CDC) issued a health warng about an outbreak of mengocl disease Florida, which the agency said is maly affectg gay and bisexual men, cludg those livg wh HIV. The CDC urged gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex wh men to get the MenACWY vacce if they live Florida. 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.

The CDC and Florida health officials have issued a warng about a “historic” mengocl outbreak among gay and bisexual men Photo/Ron Harris. 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.

CDC WARNS OF ‘HISTORIC’ MENGOCL OUTBREAK AMONG GAY MEN FLORIDA

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. "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. 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 AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

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. 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.

GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT

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.

Get Vaccated: Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men have a greater chance of gettg Hepatis A, Hepatis B, and HPV. Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men.

ATE GAY REUNTS ORAL DUE TO RARE SK DISEASE: “KUYA KO PAGPAPAL NIYA AKO NG DIAPERS.”

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.

GAY CULTURE HAS GROWN TOXIC WH UNCHECKED PRIVILEGE. IT'S TIME FOR TO RET

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.

” Evince suggts the illns is spreadg among gay and bisexual men particular, apparently through sexual ntact, both the U. In addn to gay and bisexual men, antibtic-ristant Shigella fectns have been on the rise among people experiencg homelsns, ternatnal travelers and people livg wh 232 s reported om 2016 onward about which the CDC has data, 197, or 85%, were men. Meanwhile, sexually transmted gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis have been risg steadily recent years and are particularly prevalent among gay and bisexual men.

In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them, ” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer.