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AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Researcher: Tracy Thomas

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 Homosexual/Bisexual, male 152 1,926 0 0 152 1,926 Hetrosexual IVDU* 12 148 3 43 15 191 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 14 188 0 0 14 188 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 1 8 0 1 1 9 Heterosexual Contact 1 22 4 41 5 63 Transfusion 0 26 0 10 0 36 Undetermined 7 189 3 39 10 228 TOTAL 187 2,507 10 134 197 2,641

PEDIATRIC CASES

Males Females Total Nov. Year Nov. Year Nov. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 2 10 2 7 4 17 Transfusion 0 3 0 0 0 3 Undetermined 0 2 0 0 0 2 TOTAL 2 15 2 7 4 22

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CASES (SINCE 1981): 16,776

DEATHS (SINCE 1981): 12,213

*IVDU is intravenous Drug User Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services

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