AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
MALES FEMALES TOTAL May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 190 840 0 0 190 840 Heterosexual IVDU* 10 33 2 10 12 43 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 20 74 0 0 20 74 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 4 0 0 1 4 Heterosexual Contact 1 6 4 12 5 18 Transfusion 0 5 3 8 3 13 Undetermined 7 24 0 4 7 28 TOTAL 229 986 9 34 238 1,020
PEDIATRIC CASES
MALES FEMALES TOTAL May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 1 0 1 0 2 Parent at Risk 1 5 4 9 5 14 Transfusion 1 1 0 1 1 2 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 7 4 11 6 18
CASES SINCE 1981: 7,173 * IVDU is Intravenous Drug User DEATHS SINCE 1981: 4,651 Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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