AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in October:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Oct. Year Oct. Year Oct. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 193 1,774 0 0 193 1,774 Hetrosexual IVDU* 12 136 3 40 15 176 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 15 174 0 0 15 174 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 7 0 1 0 8 Heterosexual Contact 2 21 4 37 6 58 Transfusion 1 26 5 10 6 36 Undetermined 11 182 1 36 12 218 TOTAL 234 2,320 13 124 247 2,444
PEDIATRIC CASES
Males Females Total Oct. Year Oct. Year Oct. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 3 8 0 5 3 13 Transfusion 0 3 0 0 0 3 Undetermined 0 2 0 0 0 2 TOTAL 3 13 0 5 3 18
CASES (SINCE 1981): 16,575
DEATHS (SINCE 1981): 12,036
*IVDU is intravenous Drug User Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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