AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Dec. Year Dec. Year Dec. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 116 1,990 0 0 116 1,990 Heterosexual IVDU* 4 106 4 30 8 136 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 7 129 0 0 7 129 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 9 0 0 1 9 Heterosexual Contact 2 19 2 34 4 53 Transfusion 0 17 3 20 3 37 Undetermined 10 132 4 26 14 158 TOTAL 140 2,402 13 110 153 2,512 PEDIATRIC CASES Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 0 9 0 4 0 13 Transfusion 0 3 0 0 0 3 Undetermined 0 1 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 0 13 0 4 0 17
CASES SINCE 1981: 11,097 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 7,623 * IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services Research: Tracy Thomas
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