AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
MALES FEMALES TOTAL Mar. Year Mar. Year Mar. Year Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual or Bisexual 163 422 0 0 163 422 Intravenous Drug User 13 22 3 3 16 25 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder -2 0 -2 -1 -4 -1 Heterosexual Contact* 3 6 3 7 6 13 Transfusion 5 14 4 6 9 20 None Apparent/Unknown 2 13 3 5 5 18 TOTAL 184 477 11 20 195 497 PEDIATRIC CASES Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 0 0 1 2 1 2 Transfusion 1 1 0 0 1 1 None Apparent/Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 1 1 2 2 3
* With a person with AIDS or at risk for AIDS
Negative number indicates reclassification
CASES SINCE 1981: 4,743
DEATHS SINCE 1981: 2,948
Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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