AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Nov. Year Nov. Year Nov. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 147 1,874 0 0 147 1,874 Heterosexual IVDU* 7 102 3 26 10 128 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 11 122 0 0 11 122 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 8 0 0 1 8 Heterosexual Contact 1 17 0 32 1 49 Transfusion 0 17 3 17 3 34 Undetermined 9 122 4 22 13 144 TOTAL 176 2,262 10 97 186 2,359 PEDIATRIC CASES Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 1 9 1 4 2 13 Transfusion 0 3 0 0 0 3 Undetermined 0 1 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 1 13 1 4 2 17
* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User
Negative number indicates reclassification
CASES SINCE 1981:10,944DEATHS SINCE 1981: 7,481
Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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