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LelaCruz See my TER Reviews 928 reads
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1 / 8
Be Aware... HAVE YOU HEARD?... Meningococcal bacteria in Los Angeles

Officials in West Hollywood are warning about the very dangerous & very contagious "meningococcal infection, a bacteria-caused illness that can lead to potentially deadly meningitis."

Please take a few moments to read:

http://www.weho.org/index.aspx?page=23&recordid=2086

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9063246

***The article says this bacteria can be transferred via saliva!  Everyone please be aware... and hopefully it's not truly an outbreak and just some isolated cases :( ***

xoxo
Lela

BigPapasan 3 Reviews 611 reads
posted
2 / 8
Free meningitis vaccinations starting Monday at AHF...

...pharmacies in West Hollywood (see link).  I plan on blending in by playing Babs and Liza on my iPod.

Related Link: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/04/13/following-death-of-weho-man-healthcare-group-...

Businesses 22 Reviews 495 reads
posted
3 / 8
"...sexually active gay men need to be aware that we have a strain of meningitis that is deadly..."

Similar cases have happened before.  

2005: http://www.bcmj.org/bc-centre-disease-control/new-cases-meningococcal-group-c-infections-gay-men-bc
2012: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/28/new-york-s-meningococcus-scare-outbreak-in-gay-community.html

Interestingly, the common denominator for all three articles is gay men (nothing against gay people whatsoever).

pdnlr15 43 Reviews 399 reads
posted
4 / 8
Re: "...sexually active gay men need to be aware that we have a strain of meningitis that is deadly.

Posted By: Businesses
Similar cases have happened before.  
   
 2005: http://www.bcmj.org/bc-centre-disease-control/new-cases-meningococcal-group-c-infections-gay-men-bc  
 2012: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/28/new-york-s-meningococcus-scare-outbreak-in-gay-community.html  
   
 Interestingly, the common denominator for all three articles is gay men (nothing against gay people whatsoever).
Does that include those who see ts?

BigPapasan 3 Reviews 492 reads
posted
5 / 8
Meningitis is in no way a "gay thing." It occurred on...

...college campuses regularly until kids started getting vaccinated before going off to college.In fact, a student at the Univ. of Wisconsin just died of meningitis:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/uwmadison-student-remains-hospitalized-with-meningococcal-disease-sf9gv24-202507351.html

Meningitis is caused by bacteria and kids in dorms are in close quarters, sharing utensils, so it's easily transmitted.

It's also transmitted by saliva from kissing, something not limited to gay people.

Businesses 22 Reviews 327 reads
posted
6 / 8
Correct, but for some reason they were specific about..

warning "sexually active gay men" in particular.

EasyGoing4U 64 Reviews 354 reads
posted
7 / 8
Colleges have been recommending vacination for years.

Many refuse to take it

SoCalSrchAgain 404 reads
posted
8 / 8
LOL, Really?

I'm not a health care professional but my guess yould be yes . . . . Maybe even HELL YES!!!!!

 
Posted By: aadman
 
   
Posted By: Businesses
Similar cases have happened before.    
     
  2005: http://www.bcmj.org/bc-centre-disease-control/new-cases-meningococcal-group-c-infections-gay-men-bc  
  2012: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/28/new-york-s-meningococcus-scare-outbreak-in-gay-community.html  
     
  Interestingly, the common denominator for all three articles is gay men (nothing against gay people whatsoever).
   
 Does that include those who see ts?

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