AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS Males Females Apr. Year Apr. Year Apr. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 137 546 0 0 137 546 Heterosexual IVDU* 7 34 1 7 8 41 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 7 32 0 0 7 32 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 3 0 0 0 3 Heterosexual Contact 2 2 1 7 3 9 Transfusion 2 4 1 3 3 7 Undetermined 15 29 1 3 16 32 TOTAL 170 650 4 20 174 670 PEDIATRIC CASES Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 0 5 0 0 0 5 Transfusion 0 0 0 0 0 0 Undetermined 1 1 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 1 6 0 0 1 6
CASES SINCE 1981: 9,244
DEATHS SINCE 1981: 6,349
* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User
Negative number indicates reclassificationSource: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
Research: Tracy Thomas
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