AIDS in Los Angeles County
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Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in November:
Adults and Adolescents
Males Females Total Nov. Year Nov. Year Nov. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-Male 308 4,295 0 0 308 4,295 Sexual Contact Injection Drug 22 412 3 130 25 542 Drug User(IDU) Male-Male Sex/IDU 18 359 0 0 18 359 Hemophilia/ 0 22 0 1 0 23 /Coag Disorder Heterosexual 3 61 11 178 14 239 Contact Transfusion 2 31 4 18 6 49 Recipient Undetermined 44 546 10 114 54 660 Total 397 5,726 28 441 425 6,167
Pediatric Cases
Males Females Total Nov. Year Nov. Year Nov. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia 0 0 0 0 0 0 /Coag Disorder Mother With 0 3 0 6 0 9 /at Risk for HIV Transfusion 0 1 0 1 0 2 Recipient Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 4 0 7 0 11
CASES (since 1981): 23,156 DEATHS (since 1981): 14,922
Source: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
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