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AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

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Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases: ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS

Males Females Total Oct. Year Oct. Year Oct. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 148 1,689 0 0 148 1,689 Heterosexual IVDU* 5 71 3 29 8 100 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 11 139 0 0 11 139 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder -1 6 0 0 -1 6 Heterosexual Contact 2 13 2 23 4 36 Transfusion 2 22 1 14 3 36 Undetermined 16 83 1 7 17 90 TOTAL 183 2,023 7 73 190 2,096

PEDIATRIC CASES

Males Females Total Oct. Year Oct. Year Oct. 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 7 1 13 2 20 Transfusion 1 2 0 1 1 3 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 10 1 15 3 25

* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification CASES SINCE 1981: 8,256 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 5,454 Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services Research: Tracy Thomas

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