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AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

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Research: Tracy Thomas

Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:

ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS

Males Females Total Jan. Year Jan. Year Jan. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 139 139 0 0 139 139 Heterosexual IVDU* 11 11 5 5 16 16 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 4 4 0 0 4 4 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 1 0 0 1 1 Heterosexual Contact 0 0 2 2 2 2 Transfusion 2 2 3 3 5 5 Undetermined 1 1 -1 0 0 0 TOTAL 158 158 9 9 167 167

PEDIATRIC CASES

Males Females Total Jan. Year Jan. Year Jan. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transfusion 0 0 0 0 0 0 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0

CASES SINCE 1981: 8,743 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 5,866 * IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services

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