AIDS in Los Angeles County
Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in May:
Adults and Adolescents
Males Females Total May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual 157 919 0 0 157 919 /Bisexual, male Heterosexual IVDU* 21 68 5 17 26 85 Homosexual 14 82 0 0 14 82 /Bisexual IVDU Hemophilia 0 4 0 0 0 4 /Coag Disorder Heterosexual 5 15 4 12 9 27 Contact Transfusion 5 15 2 4 7 19 Undetermined 35 89 8 17 43 106 Total 237 1,192 19 50 256 1,242
Pediatric Cases
Males Females Total May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia 0 0 0 0 0 0 /Coag Disorder Parent at Risk 0 5 1 3 1 8 Transfusion 2 3 0 0 2 3 Undetermined 0 2 0 1 0 3 Total 2 10 1 4 3 14
CASES (since 1981): 15,369
IVDU is Intravenous Drug User
DEATHS (since 1981): 11,033
Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
Research: Tracy Thomas
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