AIDS in Los Angeles County

Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in October:

Adults and Adolescents

Males Females T Oct. Year Oct. Year Oct. EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases Male-Male Sexual Contact 318 3,971 0 0 318 Injection Drug User(IDU) 21 389 6 127 27 Male-Male Sex/IDU 14 338 0 0 14 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 22 0 1 1 Heterosexual Contact 2 60 9 161 11 Transfusion Recipient 2 35 0 21 2 Undetermined 45 510 6 105 51 Total 403 5,325 21 415 424 Pediatric Cases Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 Mother With/at Risk for HIV 0 3 0 6 0 Transfusion Recipient 0 1 0 1 0 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 4 0 7 0

otal Year EXPOSURE SOURCE to Date Male-Male Sexual Contact 3,971 Injection Drug User(IDU) 516 Male-Male Sex/IDU 338 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 23 Heterosexual Contact 221 Transfusion Recipient 56 Undetermined 615 Total 5,740 Pediatric Cases Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 Mother With/at Risk for HIV 9 Transfusion Recipient 2 Undetermined 0 Total 11

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CASES (since 1981): 22,734

DEATHS (since 1981): 14,742

Source: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services