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 Male-Male 298 2,692 0 0 298 2,692 Sexual Contact Injection Drug 15 240 10 64 25 304 User(IDU) Male-Male Sex/IDU 19 221 0 0 19 Hemophilia/ 0 15 0 2 0 17 Coag Disorder Heterosexual Contact 3 29 16 127 19 156 Transfusion Recipient 4 28 1 24 5 52 Undetermined 33 329 9 72 42 401 Total 372 3,556 36 289 408 3,843 Pediatric Cases Hemophilia/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coag Disorder Mother With/ 1 6 1 8 2 14 at Risk for HIV Transfusion 0 4 0 1 0 5 Recipient Undetermined 0 1 0 0 0 1 Total 1 11 1 9 2 20

EXPOSURE SOURCE Male-Male Sexual Contact Injection Drug User(IDU) Male-Male Sex/IDU 221 Hemophilia/ Coag Disorder Heterosexual Contact Transfusion Recipient Undetermined Total Pediatric Cases Hemophilia/ Coag Disorder Mother With/ at Risk for HIV Transfusion Recipient Undetermined Total

CASES (since 1981): 27,293

DEATHS (since 1981): 17,648

Source: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services