Meningococcal disease

The state has recorded 50 cases this year, but about 25 percent of those diagnosed with the disease have died.

George Wallace, with the LGBT Center in Orlando, buried a friend of a friend recently and said the outbreak has been "very reminiscent of the AIDS pandemic."

Seven gay or bisexual men have died in the state in the past six months. As LGBTQ pride events continue this month, the CDC is urging people to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease.

The CDC reports that there have been at least 24 cases and seven deaths among gay and bisexual men caused by the bacteria in Florida recently.

A potentially deadly disease that can cause meningitis is now in Tallahassee after health officials warned of a statewide outbreak last month.

Six men in the county have been diagnosed with meningitis this year, and three men in their 30s have died from the illness. It's the most cases the area has seen in five years.

The state Department of Health advised vaccinations for college students, gay men, people with HIV and immunocompromised individuals.