AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
MALES FEMALES TOTAL July Year July Year July Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 176 1,195 0 0 176 1,195 Heterosexual IVDU* 2 43 4 17 6 60 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 9 100 0 0 9 100 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 5 0 0 1 5 Heterosexual Contact 1 8 2 18 3 26 Transfusion 2 10 0 12 2 22 Undetermined 13 49 0 4 13 53 TOTAL 204 1,410 6 51 210 1,461
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 1 0 1 0 2 Parent at Risk 0 5 2 11 2 16 Transfusion 0 1 0 1 0 2 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 7 2 13 2 20
* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification CASES SINCE 1981: 7,616 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 4,973 Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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