AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Sept. Year Sept. Year Sept. EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases Homosexual/Bisexual, male 139 1,486 0 0 139 Heterosexual IVDU* 10 80 4 18 14 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 9 102 0 0 9 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 7 0 0 1 Heterosexual Contact 4 15 3 25 7 Transfusion 1 14 0 12 1 Undetermined 7 97 3 17 10 TOTAL 171 1,801 10 72 181
Males Year EXPOSURE SOURCE to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 1,486 Heterosexual IVDU* 98 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 102 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 7 Heterosexual Contact 40 Transfusion 26 Undetermined 114 TOTAL 1,873
PEDIATRIC CASES
Males Females Total Sept. Year Sept. Year Sept. EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 1 8 0 2 1 Transfusion 1 3 0 0 1 Undetermined 0 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 12 0 2 2
Males Year EXPOSURE SOURCE to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 Parent at Risk 10 Transfusion 3 Undetermined 1 TOTAL 14
CASES SINCE 1981: 10,455 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 7,136 Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services * IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification Research: Tracy Thomas
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