AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases reported in December.
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Dec. Year Dec. ear Dec. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 250 2,176 0 0 250 2,176 Hetrosexual IVDU* 19 167 4 47 23 214 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU* 15 203 0 0 15 203 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 8 0 1 0 9 Heterosexual Contact 4 26 5 46 9 72 Transfusion 2 28 1 11 3 39 Undetermined 41 230 3 42 44 272 TOTAL 331 2,838 13 147 344 2,985
PEDIATRIC CASES
Males Females To Dec. Year Dec. Year Dec.Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 0 10 0 7 0 Transfusion 0 3 0 0 0 Undetermined 0 2 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 15 0 7 0
tal EXPOSURE SOURCE to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 Parent at Risk 17 Transfusion 3 Undetermined 2 TOTAL 22
CASES (SINCE 1981): 17,120
DEATHS (SINCE 1981): 12,454
* 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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