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 180 1,099 0 0 180 1,099 Hetrosexual IVDU* 13 81 5 22 18 103 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU* 21 103 0 0 21 103 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 4 1 1 1 5 Heterosexual Contact -1 14 6 18 6 32 Transfusion 0 15 -4 0 -4 15 Undetermined 18 107 7 24 25 131 TOTAL 231 1,423 15 65 246 1,488
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 6 1 4 1 10 Transfusion 0 3 0 0 0 3 Undetermined -1 1 0 1 0 2 TOTAL 0 10 1 5 1 15
CASES (SINCE 1981): 15,616
DEATHS (SINCE 1981): 11,252
* With a person with AIDS or at risk for AIDS
Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
*IVDU is intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification
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