AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS Males Females Total May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 198 744 0 0 198 744 Heterosexual IVDU* 11 45 2 9 13 54 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 16 48 0 0 16 48 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 3 0 0 0 3 Heterosexual Contact 2 4 2 9 4 13 Transfusion 5 9 2 5 7 14 Undetermined 24 53 2 5 26 58 TOTAL 256 906 8 28 264 934 PEDIATRIC CASES Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 2 7 1 1 3 8 Transfusion 2 2 0 0 2 2 Undetermined 0 1 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 4 10 1 1 5 11
CASES SINCE 1981: 9,513: * IVDU is Intravenous Drug User
DEATHS SINCE 1981: 6,509: Negative number indicates reclassification
Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
Research: Tracy Thomas
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