AIDS in Los Angeles County
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Mar. Year Mar. Year Mar. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 143 493 0 0 143 493 Heterosexual IVDU* 14 30 4 8 18 38 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 19 45 0 0 19 45 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 2 0 0 0 2 Heterosexual Contact 8 9 0 6 8 15 Transfusion 1 4 2 3 3 7 Undetermined 17 42 2 4 19 46 TOTAL 202 625 8 21 210 646
PEDIATRIC CASES Males Females Total Mar. Year Mar. Year Mar. 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 0 1 1 1 1 Transfusion 0 1 0 0 0 1 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 1 1 1 1 2 CASES SINCE 1981: 11,745 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 8,053
* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services Research: Tracy Thomas
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