AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
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Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Dec. Year Dec. Year Dec. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 135 1,936 0 0 135 1,936 Heterosexual IVDU* 10 86 0 30 10 116 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 13 163 0 0 13 163 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 6 0 0 0 6 Heterosexual Contact 2 16 0 28 2 44 Transfusion 1 24 1 18 2 42 Undetermined 4 98 1 8 5 106 TOTAL 165 2,329 2 84 167 2,413 PEDIATRIC CASES Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 1 0 1 0 2 Parent at Risk 0 7 0 13 0 20 Transfusion 0 5 0 1 0 6 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 13 0 15 0 28
CASES SINCE 1981: 8,576
DEATHS SINCE 1981: 5,686
Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User
Negative number indicates reclassification
Research: Tracy Thomas
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