AIDS in Los Angeles County
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total June Year June Year June Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 163 1,149 0 0 163 1,149 Heterosexual IVDU* 3 68 5 27 8 95 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 11 105 0 0 11 105 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 5 0 1 1 6 Heterosexual Contact 2 17 0 13 2 30 Transfusion 0 12 2 9 2 21 Undetermined 4 86 0 5 4 91 TOTAL 184 1,442 7 55 191 1,497
PEDIATRIC CASES
Males Females Total June Year June Year June Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 1 1 0 1 1 2 Transfusion 0 3 0 0 0 3 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 4 0 1 1 5
CASES SINCE 1981: 12,599
DEATHS SINCE 1981: 8,830
* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User
Negative number indicates reclassification
Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
Research: Tracy Thomas
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