AIDS in Los Angeles County
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 217 986 0 0 217 986 Heterosexual IVDU* 19 65 6 22 25 87 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 23 94 0 0 23 94 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 2 4 0 1 2 5 Heterosexual Contact 3 15 5 13 8 28 Transfusion 3 12 2 7 5 19 Undetermined 18 82 0 5 18 87 TOTAL 285 1,258 13 48 298 1,306
PEDIATRIC CASES
Males Females Total May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 0 0 0 1 0 1 Transfusion 1 3 0 0 1 3 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 3 0 1 1 4
CASES SINCE 1981: 12,407
DEATHS SINCE 1981: 8,651
* IVDU is Intravenous Drug User
Negative number indicates reclassification
Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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