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AIDS in Los Angeles County

The Times Mirror Company, Los Angeles Times - April 06, 1995, Thursday, Home Edition, SECTION: METRO; PAGE: B-2


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

Adults and Adolescents

EXPOSURE SOURCE: Male-Male Sexual Contact

Males (Feb. Cases): 209 Males (Year to Date): 466

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Females (Feb. Cases): 0 Females (Year to Date): 0

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Total (Feb. Cases): 209 Total (Year to Date): 466

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Injection Drug User (IUD)

Males (Feb. Cases): 13 Males (Year to Date): 29

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Females (Feb. Cases): 2 Females (Year to Date): 3

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Total (Feb. Cases): 15 Total (Year to Date): 32

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Male-Male Sex/IDU

Males (Feb. Cases): 12 Males (Year to Date): 28

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Females (Feb. Cases): 0 Females (Year to Date): 0

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Total (Feb. Cases): 12 Total (Year to Date): 28

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Hemophilia/Coag Disorder

Males (Feb. Cases): 1 Males (Year to Date): 2

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Females (Feb. Cases): 0 Females (Year to Date): 0

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Total (Feb. Cases): 1 Total (Year to Date): 2

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Heterosexual Contact

Males (Feb. Cases): 3 Males (Year to Date): 6

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Females (Feb. Cases): 8 Females (Year to Date): 16

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Total (Feb. Cases): 11 Total (Year to Date): 22

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Transfusion Recipient

Males (Feb. Cases): 2 Males (Year to Date): 5

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Females (Feb. Cases): 0 Females (Year to Date): 1

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Total (Feb. Cases): 2 Total (Year to Date): 6

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Undetermined

Males (Feb. Cases): 42 Males (Year to Date): 100

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Females (Feb. Cases): 10 Females (Year to Date): 23

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Total (Feb. Cases): 52 Total (Year to Date): 123

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Total

Males (Feb. Cases): 282 Males (Year to Date): 636

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Females (Feb. Cases): 20 Females (Year to Date): 43

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Total (Feb. Cases): 302 Total (Year to Date): 679

Pediatric Cases

EXPOSURE SOURCE: Hemophilia/Coag Disorder

Males (Feb. Cases): 0 Males (Year to Date): 0

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Females (Feb. Cases): 0 Females (Year to Date): 0

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Total (Feb. Cases): 0 Total (Year to Date): 0

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Mother With/a Risk for HIV

Males (Feb. Cases): 0 Males (Year to Date): 2

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Females (Feb. Cases): 0 Females (Year to Date): 0

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Total (Feb. Cases): 0 Total (Year to Date): 2

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Transfusion Recipient

Males (Feb. Cases): 0 Males (Year to Date): 0

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Females (Feb. Cases): 0 Females (Year to Date): 0

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Total (Feb. Cases): 0 Total (Year to Date): 0

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Undetermined

Males (Feb. Cases): 0 Males (Year to Date): 0

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Females (Feb. Cases): 0 Females (Year to Date): 0

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Total (Feb. Cases): 0 Total (Year to Date): 0

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EXPOSURE SOURCE: Total

Males (Feb. Cases): 282 Males (Year to Date): 638

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Females (Feb. Cases): 20 Females (Year to Date): 43

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Total (Feb. Cases): 302 Total (Year to Date): 681

CASES (since 1981): 28,443 DEATHS (since 1981): 18,644

Source: Los Angeles County Dept. of Health Services

GRAPHIC: GRAPHIC-TABLE: AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY


Keywords: ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; LOS ANGELES COUNTY -- HEALTH; HEALTH STATISTICS

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