AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Aug. Year Aug. Year Aug. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 173 1,368 0 0 173 1,368 Heterosexual IVDU* 15 58 7 24 22 82 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 16 116 0 0 16 116 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 6 0 0 1 6 Heterosexual Contact 2 10 2 20 4 30 Transfusion 5 15 1 13 6 28 Undetermined 13 62 0 4 13 66 TOTAL 225 1,635 10 61 235 1,696
PEDIATRIC CASES Males Females Total Aug. Year Aug. Year Aug. 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 6 0 11 1 17 Transfusion 0 1 0 1 0 2 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 8 0 13 1 21
CASES SINCE 1981: 7,852 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 5,148
* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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