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AIDS In Los Angeles County

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

Adults and Adolescents

Males Females Total July Year July Year July Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male 209 1,875 0 0 209 1,875 sexual contact Injection 16 177 7 38 23 215 drug user(IDU) Male-male 19 153 0 0 19 153 sex/IDU Hemophilia 2 11 1 2 3 13 /coag disorder Heterosexual 5 23 9 82 14 105 contact Transfusion 6 22 2 16 8 38 recipient Undetermined 48 255 7 50 55 305 Total 305 2,516 26 188 331 2,704

Pediatric Cases

Males Females Total July Year July Year July Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 2 0 0 0 2 Mother with 0 1 2 4 2 5 /at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 0 2 0 1 0 3 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 5 2 5 2 10

CASES (since 1981): 26,255

DEATHS (since 1981): 17,013

Source: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

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