AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Feb. Year Feb. Year Feb. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 123 262 0 0 123 262 Heterosexual IVDU* 8 19 0 5 8 24 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 8 12 0 0 8 12 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 2 3 0 0 2 3 Heterosexual Contact 0 0 4 6 4 6 Transfusion -8 0 -1 2 -9 2 Undetermined 11 12 0 0 11 12 TOTAL 144 308 3 13 147 321
PEDIATRIC CASES
Males Females Total Feb. Year Feb. Year Feb. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 1 1 0 0 1 1 Transfusion 0 0 0 0 0 0 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 1 0 0 1 1
CASES SINCE 1981: 8,891 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 6,021 * IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification Research: Tracy Thomas Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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