AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Aug. Year Aug. Year Aug. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 202 1,347 0 0 202 1,347 Heterosexual IVDU* 4 70 2 14 6 84 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 13 93 0 0 13 93 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 6 0 0 0 6 Heterosexual Contact 3 11 7 22 10 33 Transfusion 1 13 2 12 3 25 Undetermined 10 90 3 14 13 104 TOTAL 233 1,630 14 62 247 1,692
PEDIATRIC CASES
Males Females Total Aug. Year Aug. Year Aug. 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 7 0 2 0 9 Transfusion 0 2 0 0 0 2 Undetermined 0 1 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 0 10 0 2 0 12
CASES SINCE 1981: 10,272 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 6,991 * IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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