AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Sept. Year Sept. Year Sept. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 173 1,541 0 0 173 1,541 Heterosexual IVDU* 8 66 2 26 10 92 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 12 128 0 0 12 128 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 7 0 0 1 7 Heterosexual Contact 1 11 1 21 2 32 Transfusion 5 20 0 13 5 33 Undetermined 5 67 2 6 7 73 TOTAL 205 1,840 5 66 210 1,906
* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User
PEDIATRIC CASES
Males Females Total Sept. Year Sept. Year Sept. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 1 0 1 0 2 Parent at Risk 0 6 1 12 1 18 Transfusion 0 1 0 1 0 2 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 8 1 14 1 22
Negative number indicates reclassification
CASES SINCE 1981: 8,063
DEATHS SINCE 1981: 5,306
Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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