AIDS in Los Angeles County

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

Adults and Adolescents

Males Females T Sept. Year Sept. Year Sept. EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases Male-Male Sexual Contact 262 3,619 0 0 262 Injection Drug User(IDU) 23 366 8 118 31 Male-Male Sex/IDU 19 326 0 0 19 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 3 21 1 1 4 Heterosexual Contact 8 57 11 145 19 Transfusion Recipient 4 35 0 22 4 Undetermined 69 508 8 107 77 Total 388 4,932 28 393 416 Pediatric Cases Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 Mother With/at Risk for HIV 0 3 1 6 1 Transfusion Recipient 0 1 0 1 0 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 4 1 7 1

otal Year EXPOSURE SOURCE to Date Male-Male Sexual Contact 3,619 Injection Drug User(IDU) 484 Male-Male Sex/IDU 326 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 22 Heterosexual Contact 202 Transfusion Recipient 57 Undetermined 615 Total 5,325 Pediatric Cases Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 Mother With/at Risk for HIV 9 Transfusion Recipient 2 Undetermined 0 Total 11

CASES (since 1981): 22,322

DEATHS (since 1981): 14,487

Source: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services