AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Nov. Year Nov. Year Nov. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 112 1,801 0 0 112 1,801 Heterosexual IVDU* 5 76 1 30 6 106 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 11 150 0 0 11 150 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 6 0 0 0 6 Heterosexual Contact 1 14 5 28 6 42 Transfusion 1 23 3 17 4 40 Undetermined 11 94 0 7 11 101 TOTAL 141 2,164 9 82 150 2,246 PEDIATRIC CASES Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 1 0 1 0 2 Parent at Risk 0 7 0 13 0 20 Transfusion 3 5 0 1 3 6 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 3 13 0 15 3 28
* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification CASES SINCE 1981: 8,409 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 5,561 Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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