[sci.med.aids] HIV/AIDS STATS Report

news@CS.UCLA.EDU (Mr. News) (03/17/90)

U.S. Centers for Disease Control
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, March, 1990
These data reflect reports received by CDC through the end of February 1990

Report Description
The U.S. AIDS case data presented below are extracted from the "HIV/AIDS
Surveilance Report", published each month by the Division of HIV/AIDS,
Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333
In addition to the data presented here, the printed report contains maps,
figures, and technical notes. Single copies of the printed report are
available free from:

                 National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
                 P.O. Box 6003
                 Rockville, MD 20850

Table 1.   AIDS cases and annual incidence rates per 100,000 population,
   by state, reported March 1988 through February 1989, March 1989
   through February 1990; and cumulative totals, by state and age group,
   through February 1990

                                           Mar. 1988-             Mar. 1989-
                                           Feb. 1989              Feb. 1990
STATE OF RESIDENCE                         No.  Rate              No.  Rate

Alabama                                    218   5.3              211   5.1
Alaska                                      15   2.6               23   3.8
Arizona                                    256   7.3              350   9.8
Arkansas                                    80   3.3               92   3.8
California                               5,779  20.6            6,591  23.1
Colorado                                   325   9.6              392  11.4
Connecticut                                423  13.1              437  13.5
Delaware                                    77  12.0               74  11.4
District of Columbia                       515  82.8              472  76.1
Florida                                  2,895  23.6            3,355  26.7
Georgia                                    903  14.3            1,145  17.8
Hawaii                                      84   7.5              206  18.0
Idaho                                       12   1.2               27   2.6
Illinois                                 1,021   8.8            1,159  10.0
Indiana                                    176   3.2              298   5.4
Iowa                                        54   1.9               46   1.6
Kansas                                      84   3.4              127   5.1
Kentucky                                   110   2.9              119   3.2
Louisiana                                  425   9.2              558  12.0
Maine                                       34   2.9               66   5.5
Maryland                                   608  13.5              789  17.4
Massachusetts                              732  12.4              791  13.4
Michigan                                   464   5.1              491   5.4
Minnesota                                  166   3.9              181   4.2
Mississippi                                120   4.5              210   7.8
Missouri                                   424   8.3              481   9.4
Montana                                     12   1.4               16   1.9
Nebraska                                    42   2.6               47   2.9
Nevada                                     119  11.8              175  17.0
New Hampshire                               41   3.9               53   5.0
New Jersey                               2,448  31.8            2,301  29.8
New Mexico                                  58   3.8               95   6.1
New York                                 7,006  39.1            6,977  38.8
North Carolina                             337   5.2              392   6.0
North Dakota                                 4   0.6                7   1.0
Ohio                                       486   4.5              515   4.8
Oklahoma                                   136   4.0              209   6.1
Oregon                                     173   6.4              246   9.0
Pennsylvania                               855   7.2            1,191  10.1
Rhode Island                                91   9.3               85   8.6
South Carolina                             185   5.3              341   9.7
South Dakota                                 7   1.0                2   0.3
Tennessee                                  301   6.2              248   5.1
Texas                                    2,396  13.7            2,599  14.6
Utah                                        75   4.3               86   4.9
Vermont                                     11   2.0               21   3.8
Virginia                                   316   5.3              577   9.6
Washington                                 405   8.8              458   9.9
West Virginia                               24   1.3               57   3.0
Wisconsin                                  107   2.2              145   3.0
Wyoming                                      9   1.7               12   2.3

U.S. TOTAL                              31,644  12.9           35,546  14.3

Guam                                         1   0.8                2   1.5
Pacific Islands, U.S.                        1   0.7                -    -
Puerto Rico                              1,401  42.5            1,577  47.7
Virgin Islands, U.S.                        47  41.5               17  14.8

TOTAL                                   33,094  13.3           37,142  14.8

Table 1.   AIDS cases and annual incidence rates per 100,000 population,
   by state, reported March 1988 through February 1989, March 1989
   through February 1990; and cumulative totals, by state and age group,
   through February 1990 (Continued)

                                               Cumulative totals

                                     Adults/       Children
STATE OF RESIDENCE                 adolescents   <13 years old      Total

Alabama                                672             16             688
Alaska                                  80              2              82
Arizona                              1,045              6           1,051
Arkansas                               274              3             277
California                          24,095            169          24,264
Colorado                             1,290              8           1,298
Connecticut                          1,476             52           1,528
Delaware                               235              4             239
District of Columbia                 2,004             29           2,033
Florida                              9,944            276          10,220
Georgia                              3,237             38           3,275
Hawaii                                 499              2             501
Idaho                                   55              2              57
Illinois                             3,584             51           3,635
Indiana                                743              8             751
Iowa                                   167              3             170
Kansas                                 326              3             329
Kentucky                               338              5             343
Louisiana                            1,699             25           1,724
Maine                                  167              2             169
Maryland                             2,283             52           2,335
Massachusetts                        2,612             50           2,662
Michigan                             1,492             22           1,514
Minnesota                              652              7             659
Mississippi                            431              7             438
Missouri                             1,359             10           1,369
Montana                                 42              -              42
Nebraska                               142              1             143
Nevada                                 463              4             467
New Hampshire                          148              4             152
New Jersey                           8,137            222           8,359
New Mexico                             249              1             250
New York                            27,370            635          28,005
North Carolina                       1,141             23           1,164
North Dakota                            18              -              18
Ohio                                 1,710             27           1,737
Oklahoma                               539              9             548
Oregon                                 740              3             743
Pennsylvania                         3,443             61           3,504
Rhode Island                           298              7             305
South Carolina                         732             19             751
South Dakota                            17              -              17
Tennessee                              780             12             792
Texas                                8,583             74           8,657
Utah                                   257              5             262
Vermont                                 58              1              59
Virginia                             1,504             25           1,529
Washington                           1,584             11           1,595
West Virginia                          124              2             126
Wisconsin                              442              2             444
Wyoming                                 31              -              31

U.S. TOTAL                         119,311          2,000         121,311

Guam                                     7              -               7
Pacific Islands, U.S.                    1              -               1
Puerto Rico                          3,481            112           3,593
Virgin Islands, U.S.                    68              4              72

TOTAL                              122,868          2,116         124,984

Table 2.   AIDS cases and annual incidence rates per 100,000 population,
   by metropolitan area with 500,000 or more population, reported
   March 1988 through February 1989, March 1989 through February 1990;
   and cumulative totals, by area and age group, through February 1990

                                           Mar. 1988-             Mar. 1989-
METROPOLITAN                               Feb. 1989              Feb. 1990
AREA OF RESIDENCE                          No.  Rate              No.  Rate

Akron, Ohio                                 28   4.4               19   3.0
Albany-Schenectady, N.Y.                    67   7.9               67   7.9
Allentown, Pa.                              31   4.7               45   6.8
Anaheim, Calif.                            245  11.0              276  12.2
Atlanta, Ga.                               673  24.9              871  31.5
Austin, Tex.                               113  14.0              226  27.0
Bakersfield, Calif.                         21   4.0               36   6.6
Baltimore, Md.                             363  15.9              499  21.7
Baton Rouge, La.                            41   7.2               53   9.1
Bergen-Passaic, N.J.                       275  21.1              249  19.1
Birmingham, Ala.                            77   8.4               67   7.3
Boston, Mass.                              585  15.6              617  16.5
Bridgeport, Conn.                          124  14.9              130  15.6
Buffalo, N.Y.                               40   4.2               63   6.7
Charleston, S.C.                            43   8.4               68  13.0
Charlotte, N.C.                             77   7.0               78   7.0
Chicago, Ill.                              866  13.9              941  15.0
Cincinnati, Ohio                            62   4.4               73   5.1
Cleveland, Ohio                            128   7.0              138   7.5
Columbus, Ohio                             116   8.8              108   8.1
Dallas, Tex.                               574  22.6              600  23.0
Dayton, Ohio                                52   5.6               60   6.5
Denver, Colo.                              265  15.5              313  18.0
Detroit, Mich.                             326   7.6              344   8.1
El Paso, Tex.                               13   2.3               34   5.8
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.                      427  35.9              537  44.4
Fort Worth, Tex.                           137  10.3              146  10.6
Fresno, Calif.                              46   7.4               52   8.2
Gary, Ind.                                  12   2.0               35   5.8
Grand Rapids, Mich.                         28   4.2               20   3.0
Greensboro, N.C.                            56   6.1               55   5.9
Greenville, S.C.                            16   2.6               36   5.8
Harrisburg, Pa.                             40   6.9               48   8.3
Hartford, Conn.                            121  11.1              143  13.1
Honolulu, Hawaii                            71   8.2              135  15.4
Houston, Tex.                              964  28.2              969  27.7
Indianapolis, Ind.                          85   6.9              147  11.9
Jacksonville, Fla.                         155  17.4              205  22.5
Jersey City, N.J.                          453  81.4              307  55.2
Kansas City, Mo.                           236  15.4              260  16.8
Knoxville, Tenn.                            26   4.3               22   3.6
Las Vegas, Nev.                             82  13.5              126  20.2
Little Rock, Ark.                           33   6.4               42   8.1
Los Angeles, Calif.                      1,946  23.0            2,278  26.5
Louisville, Ky.                             55   5.7               52   5.4
Memphis, Tenn.                              92   9.5               75   7.7
Miami, Fla.                                774  42.9              856  47.1
Middlesex, N.J.                            217  22.6              179  18.5
Milwaukee, Wis.                             60   4.4               81   5.9
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minn.              148   6.3              161   6.8
Monmouth-Ocean City, N.J.                  145  14.9              186  18.9
Nashville, Tenn.                           123  13.0               75   7.8
Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.                       358  13.4              362  13.5
New Haven, Conn.                           137  17.4              120  15.2
New Orleans, La.                           241  17.8              339  24.9
New York, N.Y.                           6,055  70.7            5,953  69.3
Newark, N.J.                             1,054  56.0              979  52.1
Norfolk, Va.                                80   5.8              127   9.1
Oakland, Calif.                            380  19.0              391  19.3
Oklahoma City, Okla.                        23   2.3               24   2.3
Omaha, Neb.                                 32   5.1               34   5.4
Orlando, Fla.                              179  18.5              165  16.5
Oxnard-Ventura, Calif.                      40   6.3               35   5.4
Philadelphia, Pa.                          643  13.3              853  17.6
Phoenix, Ariz.                             187   9.0              263  12.3
Pittsburgh, Pa.                             80   3.8              174   8.4
Portland, Oreg.                            138  11.8              186  15.7
Providence, R.I.                            85   9.5               79   8.8
Raleigh-Durham, N.C.                        71  10.4               96  13.8
Richmond, Va.                               55   6.7              121  14.5
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.           170   8.0              243  11.0
Rochester, N.Y.                             85   8.6               60   6.0
Sacramento, Calif.                         162  11.9              155  11.2
Saint Louis, Mo.                           187   7.7              202   8.2
Salt Lake City, Utah                        63   5.8               70   6.4
San Antonio, Tex.                          267  20.1              207  15.2
San Diego, Calif.                          424  18.4              548  23.3
San Francisco, Calif.                    1,734 105.3            1,866 112.1
San Jose, Calif.                           151  10.3              141   9.5
San Juan, P.R.                             866  77.4              968  86.1
Scranton, Pa.                               22   3.1               34   4.7
Seattle, Wash.                             296  16.4              349  19.1
Springfield, Mass.                          31   5.3               46   7.8
Syracuse, N.Y.                              23   3.5               39   5.9
Tacoma, Wash.                               18   3.3               34   6.2
Tampa, Fla.                                435  21.6              367  17.8
Toledo, Ohio                                21   3.5               26   4.3
Tucson, Ariz.                               41   6.6               57   9.1
Tulsa, Okla.                                46   6.0               63   8.1
Washington, D.C.                           820  22.6              907  24.6
West Palm Beach, Fla.                      310  38.5              319  38.3
Wilmington, Del.                            62  11.1               62  11.0
Worcester, Mass.                            45   6.8               36   5.4

METROPOLITAN AREA SUBTOTAL*             27,870  19.6           30,303  21.1

ALL OTHER AREAS                          5,224   4.9            6,839   6.3

TOTAL                                   33,094  13.3           37,142  14.8

* Only includes data from metropolitan areas which have populations of 500,000
  or more.

Table 2.   AIDS cases and annual incidence rates per 100,000 population,
   by metropolitan area with 500,000 or more population, reported
   March 1988 through February 1989, March 1989 through February 1990;
   and cumulative totals, by area and age group, through February 1990
   (Continued)

                                               Cumulative totals

METROPOLITAN                         Adults/       Children
AREA OF RESIDENCE                  adolescents   <13 years old      Total

Akron, Ohio                             81              -              81
Albany-Schenectady, N.Y.               246              2             248
Allentown, Pa.                         115              4             119
Anaheim, Calif.                        943              7             950
Atlanta, Ga.                         2,447             21           2,468
Austin, Tex.                           528              5             533
Bakersfield, Calif.                     81              -              81
Baltimore, Md.                       1,293             37           1,330
Baton Rouge, La.                       146              -             146
Bergen-Passaic, N.J.                 1,040             24           1,064
Birmingham, Ala.                       215              6             221
Boston, Mass.                        2,073             42           2,115
Bridgeport, Conn.                      429             16             445
Buffalo, N.Y.                          174              -             174
Charleston, S.C.                       164              -             164
Charlotte, N.C.                        242              4             246
Chicago, Ill.                        3,025             36           3,061
Cincinnati, Ohio                       236              3             239
Cleveland, Ohio                        464              7             471
Columbus, Ohio                         374              3             377
Dallas, Tex.                         2,107              8           2,115
Dayton, Ohio                           176              3             179
Denver, Colo.                        1,047              5           1,052
Detroit, Mich.                       1,048             16           1,064
El Paso, Tex.                           76              1              77
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.                1,622             25           1,647
Fort Worth, Tex.                       450              5             455
Fresno, Calif.                         140              1             141
Gary, Ind.                              71              -              71
Grand Rapids, Mich.                     71              1              72
Greensboro, N.C.                       169              3             172
Greenville, S.C.                        84              -              84
Harrisburg, Pa.                        131              4             135
Hartford, Conn.                        412             10             422
Honolulu, Hawaii                       379              2             381
Houston, Tex.                        3,630             31           3,661
Indianapolis, Ind.                     333              2             335
Jacksonville, Fla.                     508             11             519
Jersey City, N.J.                    1,395             33           1,428
Kansas City, Mo.                       744              3             747
Knoxville, Tenn.                        83              -              83
Las Vegas, Nev.                        331              4             335
Little Rock, Ark.                      119              1             120
Los Angeles, Calif.                  8,472             73           8,545
Louisville, Ky.                        150              2             152
Memphis, Tenn.                         248              4             252
Miami, Fla.                          2,921            124           3,045
Middlesex, N.J.                        650             21             671
Milwaukee, Wis.                        253              1             254
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minn.          566              6             572
Monmouth-Ocean City, N.J.              484             17             501
Nashville, Tenn.                       259              6             265
Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.                 1,285             37           1,322
New Haven, Conn.                       462             26             488
New Orleans, La.                     1,090             16           1,106
New York, N.Y.                      23,885            576          24,461
Newark, N.J.                         3,450             99           3,549
Norfolk, Va.                           322              7             329
Oakland, Calif.                      1,460             10           1,470
Oklahoma City, Okla.                   152              -             152
Omaha, Neb.                            100              -             100
Orlando, Fla.                          493              5             498
Oxnard-Ventura, Calif.                 114              -             114
Philadelphia, Pa.                    2,594             40           2,634
Phoenix, Ariz.                         765              4             769
Pittsburgh, Pa.                        444              1             445
Portland, Oreg.                        580              1             581
Providence, R.I.                       277              6             283
Raleigh-Durham, N.C.                   257              7             264
Richmond, Va.                          290              1             291
Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.       724             12             736
Rochester, N.Y.                        272              1             273
Sacramento, Calif.                     510              5             515
Saint Louis, Mo.                       578              6             584
Salt Lake City, Utah                   221              4             225
San Antonio, Tex.                      604              9             613
San Diego, Calif.                    1,702             16           1,718
San Francisco, Calif.                7,707             15           7,722
San Jose, Calif.                       553              6             559
San Juan, P.R.                       2,155             80           2,235
Scranton, Pa.                           90              3              93
Seattle, Wash.                       1,204              9           1,213
Springfield, Mass.                     122              1             123
Syracuse, N.Y.                         122              4             126
Tacoma, Wash.                          100              1             101
Tampa, Fla.                          1,155             21           1,176
Toledo, Ohio                            80              1              81
Tucson, Ariz.                          195              2             197
Tulsa, Okla.                           155              2             157
Washington, D.C.                     3,420             53           3,473
West Palm Beach, Fla.                1,043             44           1,087
Wilmington, Del.                       192              3             195
Worcester, Mass.                       127              3             130

METROPOLITAN AREA SUBTOTAL*        104,496          1,777         106,273

ALL OTHER AREAS                     18,372            339          18,711

TOTAL                              122,868          2,116         124,984

* Only includes data from metropolitan areas which have populations of 500,000
  or more.

Table 3.   AIDS cases by age group, exposure category, and sex,
   reported March 1988 through February 1989, March 1989 through
   February 1990; and cumulative totals, by age group and exposure
   category, through February 1990, United States

                                              Males

                                    Mar. 1988-     Mar. 1989-
ADULT/ADOLESCENT                    Feb. 1989      Feb. 1990
EXPOSURE CATEGORY                    No.   (%)      No.  (%)

Male homosexual/bisexual contact   18,563  (64)  20,572  (63)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
  (female and heterosexual male)    6,087  (21)   6,619  (20)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
  and IV drug use                   2,193   (8)   2,193   (7)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder       304   (1)     268   (1)
Heterosexual contact:                 634   (2)     834   (3)

  Sex with IV drug user                  273           391
  Sex with bisexual male                   -             -
  Sex with person with hemophilia          1             3
  Born in Pattern-II* country            256           301
  Sex with person born in
    Pattern-II country                    18            13
  Sex with transfusion recipient
    with HIV infection                     9            13
  Sex with person with HIV
    infection, risk not specified         77           113

Receipt of blood transfusion,
  blood components, or tissue**       505   (2)     471   (1)
Other/undetermined***                 852   (3)   1,622   (5)
Adult/adolescent subtotal          29,138 (100)  32,579 (100)

PEDIATRIC (<13 years old)
EXPOSURE CATEGORY

Hemophilia/coagulation disorder        34  (11)      24   (7)
Mother with/at risk for HIV
  infection:                          232  (74)     293  (83)

    IV drug use                          122           142
    Sex with IV drug user                 51            73
    Sex with bisexual male                 3             7
    Sex with person with hemophilia        -             -
    Born in Pattern-II country            24            28
    Sex with person born
      in Pattern-II country                -             1
    Sex with transfusion recipient
      with HIV infection                   2             1
    Sex with person with HIV
      infection, risk not specified       13             9
    Receipt of blood transfusion,
      blood components, or tissue          1             4
    Has HIV infection, risk not
      specified                           16            28

Receipt of blood transfusion,
    blood components, or tissue        40  (13)      27   (8)
Other/undetermined                      8   (3)      11   (3)
Pediatric subtotal                    314 (100)     355 (100)

TOTAL                                 29,452        32,934

  * See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report)
 ** Includes 6 transfusion recipients who received blood screened for HIV
    antibody, and 1 tissue recipient.
*** "Other" refers to 2 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
    developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
    "Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
    unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
    died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
    whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.

Table 3.   AIDS cases by age group, exposure category, and sex,
   reported March 1988 through February 1989, March 1989 through
   February 1990; and cumulative totals, by age group and exposure
   category, through February 1990, United States (Continued)

                                              Females

                                    Mar. 1988-     Mar. 1989-
ADULT/ADOLESCENT                    Feb. 1989      Feb. 1990
EXPOSURE CATEGORY                    No.   (%)      No.  (%)

Male homosexual/bisexual contact        -             -
Intravenous (IV) drug use
  (female and heterosexual male)    1,823  (54)   1,944  (50)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
  and IV drug use                       -             -
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder         4   (0)       9   (0)
Heterosexual contact:               1,044  (31)   1,265  (33)

  Sex with IV drug user                  673           815
  Sex with bisexual male                  99            97
  Sex with person with hemophilia         10            22
  Born in Pattern-II* country            121           133
  Sex with person born in
    Pattern-II country                     6            12
  Sex with transfusion recipient
    with HIV infection                    21            21
  Sex with person with HIV
    infection, risk not specified        114           165

Receipt of blood transfusion,
  blood components, or tissue**       345  (10)     322   (8)
Other/undetermined***                 177   (5)     348   (9)
Adult/adolescent subtotal           3,393 (100)   3,888 (100)

PEDIATRIC (<13 years old)
EXPOSURE CATEGORY

Hemophilia/coagulation disorder         -             1   (0)
Mother with/at risk for HIV
  infection:                          229  (92)     285  (89)

    IV drug use                          118           119
    Sex with IV drug user                 37            67
    Sex with bisexual male                 6             6
    Sex with person with hemophilia        1             -
    Born in Pattern-II country            23            27
    Sex with person born
      in Pattern-II country                -             3
    Sex with transfusion recipient
      with HIV infection                   2             4
    Sex with person with HIV
      infection, risk not specified        8            15
    Receipt of blood transfusion,
      blood components, or tissue          9             7
    Has HIV infection, risk not
      specified                           25            37

Receipt of blood transfusion,
    blood components, or tissue        14   (6)      17   (5)
Other/undetermined                      6   (2)      17   (5)
Pediatric subtotal                    249 (100)     320 (100)

TOTAL                                  3,642         4,208

  * See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report)
 ** Includes 6 transfusion recipients who received blood screened for HIV
    antibody, and 1 tissue recipient.
*** "Other" refers to 2 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
    developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
    "Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
    unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
    died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
    whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.

Table 3.   AIDS cases by age group, exposure category, and sex,
   reported March 1988 through February 1989, March 1989 through
   February 1990; and cumulative totals, by age group and exposure
   category, through February 1990, United States (Continued)

                                                   Totals

                                    Mar. 1988-     Mar. 1989-      Cumulative
ADULT/ADOLESCENT                    Feb. 1989      Feb. 1990         Total****
EXPOSURE CATEGORY                    No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Male homosexual/bisexual contact   18,563  (57)  20,572  (56)    73,990   (60)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
  (female and heterosexual male)    7,910  (24)   8,563  (23)    26,092   (21)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
  and IV drug use                   2,193   (7)   2,193   (6)     8,530    (7)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder       308   (1)     277   (1)     1,114    (1)
Heterosexual contact:               1,678   (5)   2,099   (6)     6,027    (5)

  Sex with IV drug user                  946         1,206           3,102
  Sex with bisexual male                  99            97             366
  Sex with person with hemophilia         11            25              55
  Born in Pattern-II* country            377           434           1,724
  Sex with person born in
    Pattern-II country                    24            25              89
  Sex with transfusion recipient
    with HIV infection                    30            34              90
  Sex with person with HIV
    infection, risk not specified        191           278             601

Receipt of blood transfusion,
  blood components, or tissue**       850   (3)     793   (2)     2,984    (2)
Other/undetermined***               1,029   (3)   1,970   (5)     4,131    (3)
Adult/adolescent subtotal          32,531 (100)  36,467 (100)   122,868  (100)

PEDIATRIC (<13 years old)
EXPOSURE CATEGORY

Hemophilia/coagulation disorder        34   (6)      25   (4)       108    (5)
Mother with/at risk for HIV
  infection:                          461  (82)     578  (86)     1,734   (82)

    IV drug use                          240           261             881
    Sex with IV drug user                 88           140             364
    Sex with bisexual male                 9            13              39
    Sex with person with hemophilia        1             -               7
    Born in Pattern-II country            47            55             182
    Sex with person born
      in Pattern-II country                -             4               7
    Sex with transfusion recipient
      with HIV infection                   4             5              10
    Sex with person with HIV
      infection, risk not specified       21            24              66
    Receipt of blood transfusion,
      blood components, or tissue         10            11              36
    Has HIV infection, risk not
      specified                           41            65             142

Receipt of blood transfusion,
    blood components, or tissue        54  (10)      44   (7)       219   (10)
Other/undetermined                     14   (2)      28   (4)        55    (3)
Pediatric subtotal                    563 (100)     675 (100)     2,116  (100)

TOTAL                                 33,094        37,142         124,984

   * See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report
  ** Includes 6 transfusion recipients who received blood screened for HIV
     antibody, and 1 tissue recipient.
 *** "Other" refers to 2 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
     developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
     "Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
     unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
     died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
     whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.
**** Includes 3 patients known to be infected with human immunodeficiency
     virus type 2 (HIV-2). See MMWR 1989;38:572-580.

Table 4.   AIDS cases by age group, exposure category, and race/ethnicity,
   reported through February 1990, United States

                                     White, not     Black, not
ADULT/ADOLESCENT                     Hispanic       Hispanic        Hispanic
EXPOSURE CATEGORY                    No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Male homosexual/bisexual contact   53,155  (77)  12,222  (37)     7,808   (41)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
  (female and heterosexual male)    5,244   (8)  13,010  (39)     7,704   (40)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
  and IV drug use                   5,031   (7)   2,225   (7)     1,229    (6)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder       932   (1)      72   (0)        85    (0)
Heterosexual contact:               1,217   (2)   3,747  (11)     1,012    (5)

  Sex with IV drug user                  681         1,572             827
  Sex with bisexual male                 192           120              46
  Sex with person with hemophilia         49             4               1
  Born in Pattern-II* country              3         1,703               9
  Sex with person born in
    Pattern-II country                    26            60               3
  Sex with transfusion recipient
    with HIV infection                    66            14               8
  Sex with person with HIV
    infection, risk not specified        200           274             118

Receipt of blood transfusion,
  blood components, or tissue**     2,147   (3)     482   (1)       285    (1)
Other/undetermined***               1,552   (2)   1,569   (5)       913    (5)
Adult/adolescent subtotal          69,278 (100)  33,327 (100)    19,036  (100)

PEDIATRIC (<13 years old)
EXPOSURE CATEGORY

Hemophilia/coagulation disorder        75  (16)      15   (1)        14    (3)
Mother with/at risk for HIV
  infection:                          259  (56)   1,012  (92)       452   (85)

    IV drug use                          126           512             239
    Sex with IV drug user                 55           163             145
    Sex with bisexual male                13            18               8
    Sex with person with hemophilia        5             1               1
    Born in Pattern-II country             2           179               1
    Sex with person born
      in Pattern-II country                -             6               -
    Sex with transfusion recipient
      with HIV infection                   5             3               2
    Sex with person with HIV
      infection, risk not specified       11            28              24
    Receipt of blood transfusion,
      blood components, or tissue         13            13              10
    Has HIV infection, risk not
      specified                           29            89              22

Receipt of blood transfusion,
    blood components, or tissue       122  (26)      48   (4)        46    (9)
Other/undetermined                      9   (2)      29   (3)        17    (3)
Pediatric subtotal                    465 (100)   1,104 (100)       529  (100)

TOTAL                                 69,743        34,431          19,565

  * See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report)
 ** Includes 6 transfusion recipients who received blood screened for HIV
    antibody, and 1 tissue recipient.
*** "Other" refers to 2 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
    developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
    "Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
    unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
    died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
    whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.

Table 4.   AIDS cases by age group, exposure category, and race/ethnicity,
   reported through February 1990, United States (Continued)

                                                    American
                                     Asian/         Indian/
                                     Pacific        Alaskan
ADULT/ADOLESCENT                     Islander       Native          Total****
EXPOSURE CATEGORY                    No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Male homosexual/bisexual contact      567  (74)      83  (52)    73,990   (60)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
  (female and heterosexual male)       31   (4)      27  (17)    26,092   (21)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
  and IV drug use                      12   (2)      21  (13)     8,530    (7)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder        15   (2)       6   (4)     1,114    (1)
Heterosexual contact:                  29   (4)       9   (6)     6,027    (5)

  Sex with IV drug user                   12             4           3,102
  Sex with bisexual male                   6             1             366
  Sex with person with hemophilia          1             -              55
  Born in Pattern-II* country              4             -           1,724
  Sex with person born in
    Pattern-II country                     -             -              89
  Sex with transfusion recipient
    with HIV infection                     1             -              90
  Sex with person with HIV
    infection, risk not specified          5             4             601

Receipt of blood transfusion,
  blood components, or tissue**        61   (8)       3   (2)     2,984    (2)
Other/undetermined***                  48   (6)      10   (6)     4,131    (3)
Adult/adolescent subtotal             763 (100)     159 (100)   122,868  (100)

PEDIATRIC (<13 years old)
EXPOSURE CATEGORY

Hemophilia/coagulation disorder         3  (33)       -             108    (5)
Mother with/at risk for HIV
  infection:                            3  (33)       4 (100)     1,734   (82)

    IV drug use                            1             2             881
    Sex with IV drug user                  -             -             364
    Sex with bisexual male                 -             -              39
    Sex with person with hemophilia        -             -               7
    Born in Pattern-II country             -             -             182
    Sex with person born
      in Pattern-II country                -             -               7
    Sex with transfusion recipient
      with HIV infection                   -             -              10
    Sex with person with HIV
      infection, risk not specified        1             1              66
    Receipt of blood transfusion,
      blood components, or tissue          -             -              36
    Has HIV infection, risk not
      specified                            1             1             142

Receipt of blood transfusion,
    blood components, or tissue         3  (33)       -             219   (10)
Other/undetermined                      -             -              55    (3)
Pediatric subtotal                      9 (100)       4 (100)     2,116  (100)

TOTAL                                    772           163         124,984

   * See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report
  ** Includes 6 transfusion recipients who received blood screened for HIV
     antibody, and 1 tissue recipient.
 *** "Other" refers to 2 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
     developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
     "Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
     unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
     died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
     whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.
**** Includes 310 persons whose race/ethnicity is unknown.

Table 5.   Adult/adolescent AIDS cases by sex, exposure category, and
   race/ethnicity, reported through February 1990, United States

                                     White, not     Black, not
MALE                                 Hispanic       Hispanic        Hispanic
EXPOSURE CATEGORY                    No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Male homosexual/bisexual contact   53,155  (80)  12,222  (45)     7,808   (47)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
  (heterosexual)                    3,987   (6)   9,606  (35)     6,498   (39)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
  and IV drug use                   5,031   (8)   2,225   (8)     1,229    (7)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder       908   (1)      69   (0)        84    (1)
Heterosexual contact:                 379   (1)   1,887   (7)       186    (1)

  Sex with IV drug user                  245           491             130
  Sex with person with hemophilia          4             1               -
  Born in Pattern-II* country              2         1,250               7
  Sex with person born in
    Pattern-II country                    24            25               3
  Sex with transfusion recipient
    with HIV infection                    16             7               1
  Sex with person with HIV
    infection, risk not specified         88           113              45

Receipt of blood transfusion,
  blood components, or tissue**     1,392   (2)     255   (1)       153    (1)
Other/undetermined***               1,336   (2)   1,166   (4)       787    (5)
Male subtotal                      66,188 (100)  27,430 (100)    16,745  (100)

FEMALE
EXPOSURE CATEGORY

IV drug use                         1,257  (41)   3,404  (58)     1,206   (53)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder        24   (1)       3   (0)         1    (0)
Heterosexual contact:                 838  (27)   1,860  (32)       826   (36)

    Sex with IV drug user                436         1,081             697
    Sex with bisexual male               192           120              46
    Sex with person with hemophilia       45             3               1
    Born in Pattern-II country             1           453               2
    Sex with person born
      in Pattern-II country                2            35               -
    Sex with transfusion recipient
      with HIV infection                  50             7               7
    Sex with person with HIV
      infection, risk not specified      112           161              73

Receipt of blood transfusion,
    blood components, or tissue       755  (24)     227   (4)       132    (6)
Other/undetermined                    216   (7)     403   (7)       126    (5)
Female subtotal                     3,090 (100)   5,897 (100)     2,291  (100)

TOTAL                                 69,278        33,327          19,036

   * See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report
  ** Includes 6 transfusion recipients who received blood screened for HIV
     antibody, and 1 tissue recipient.
 *** "Other" refers to 2 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
     developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
     "Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
     unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
     died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
     whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.

Table 5.   Adult/adolescent AIDS cases by sex, exposure category, and
   race/ethnicity, reported through February 1990, United States
   (Continued)

                                                    American
                                     Asian/         Indian/
                                     Pacific        Alaskan
MALE                                 Islander       Native          Total****
EXPOSURE CATEGORY                    No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Male homosexual/bisexual contact      567  (81)      83  (62)    73,990   (66)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
  (heterosexual)                       20   (3)      13  (10)    20,186   (18)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
  and IV drug use                      12   (2)      21  (16)     8,530    (8)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder        15   (2)       6   (4)     1,086    (1)
Heterosexual contact:                   5   (1)       1   (1)     2,462    (2)

  Sex with IV drug user                    1             1             868
  Sex with person with hemophilia          -             -               5
  Born in Pattern-II* country              3             -           1,265
  Sex with person born in
    Pattern-II country                     -             -              52
  Sex with transfusion recipient
    with HIV infection                     -             -              25
  Sex with person with HIV
    infection, risk not specified          1             -             247

Receipt of blood transfusion,
  blood components, or tissue**        38   (5)       1   (1)     1,844    (2)
Other/undetermined***                  41   (6)       9   (7)     3,369    (3)
Male subtotal                         698 (100)     134 (100)   111,467  (100)

FEMALE
EXPOSURE CATEGORY

IV drug use                            11  (17)      14  (56)     5,906   (52)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder         -             -              28    (0)
Heterosexual contact:                  24  (37)       8  (32)     3,565   (31)

    Sex with IV drug user                 11             3           2,234
    Sex with bisexual male                 6             1             366
    Sex with person with hemophilia        1             -              50
    Born in Pattern-II country             1             -             459
    Sex with person born
      in Pattern-II country                -             -              37
    Sex with transfusion recipient
      with HIV infection                   1             -              65
    Sex with person with HIV
      infection, risk not specified        4             4             354

Receipt of blood transfusion,
    blood components, or tissue        23  (35)       2   (8)     1,140   (10)
Other/undetermined                      7  (11)       1   (4)       762    (7)
Female subtotal                        65 (100)      25 (100)    11,401  (100)

TOTAL                                    763           159         122,868

   * See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report
  ** Includes 6 transfusion recipients who received blood screened for HIV
     antibody, and 1 tissue recipient.
 *** "Other" refers to 2 health-care workers who seroconverted to HIV and
     developed AIDS after occupational exposure to HIV-infected blood.
     "Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
     unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
     died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
     whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.
**** Includes 272 males and 33 females whose race/ethnicity is unknown.

Table 6.   AIDS cases in adolescents and adults under age 25, by exposure
 category, reported March 1988 through February 1989, March 1989
 through February 1990, and cumulative totals through February 1990,
 United States
                                                 13-19 years old

                                     Mar. 1988-     Mar. 1989-      Cumulative
                                     Feb. 1989      Feb. 1990       Total
EXPOSURE CATEGORY                    No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Male homosexual/bisexual contact       32  (27)      33  (25)       139   (29)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
  (heterosexual)                       19  (16)      13  (10)        55   (11)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
  and IV drug use                       6   (5)       3   (2)        23    (5)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder        35  (30)      40  (31)       150   (31)
Heterosexual contact:                  11   (9)      23  (18)        57   (12)

  Sex with IV drug user                    5            17              34
  Sex with bisexual male                   -             1               3
  Sex with person with hemophilia          -             1               1
  Born in Pattern-II* country              3             1              12
  Sex with person born in
    Pattern-II country                     -             -               -
  Sex with transfusion recipient
    with HIV infection                     -             -               -
  Sex with person with HIV
    infection, risk not specified          3             3               7

Receipt of blood transfusion,
  blood components, or tissue          13  (11)       5   (4)        38    (8)
Undetermined**                          1   (1)      14  (11)        24    (5)

TOTAL                                 117 (100)     131 (100)       486  (100)

   * See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report
  ** "Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
     unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
     died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
     whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investiggation.

Table 6.   AIDS cases in adolescents and adults under age 25, by exposure
   category, reported March 1988 through February 1989, March 1989
   through February 1990, and cumulative totals through February 1990,
   United States (Continued)

                                                 20-24 years old

                                     Mar. 1988-     Mar. 1989-      Cumulative
                                     Feb. 1989      Feb. 1990       Total
EXPOSURE CATEGORY                    No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Male homosexual/bisexual contact      812  (57)     792  (52)     3,104   (58)
Intravenous (IV) drug use
  (heterosexual)                      254  (18)     277  (18)       842   (16)
Male homosexual/bisexual contact
  and IV drug use                     121   (8)     133   (9)       507    (9)
Hemophilia/coagulation disorder        43   (3)      35   (2)       141    (3)
Heterosexual contact:                 120   (8)     168  (11)       466    (9)

  Sex with IV drug user                   75            94             250
  Sex with bisexual male                  12             9              43
  Sex with person with hemophilia          1             8              12
  Born in Pattern-II* country             11            23              94
  Sex with person born in
    Pattern-II country                     -             2               5
  Sex with transfusion recipient
    with HIV infection                     -             2               3
  Sex with person with HIV
    infection, risk not specified         21            30              59

Receipt of blood transfusion,
  blood components, or tissue          25   (2)       8   (1)        79    (1)
Undetermined**                         58   (4)      99   (7)       225    (4)

TOTAL                               1,433 (100)   1,512 (100)     5,364  (100)

  * See technical notes (available only in the printed version of this report)
 ** "Undetermined" refers to patients whose mode of exposure to HIV is
    unknown. This includes patients under investigation; patients who
    died, were lost to follow-up, or refused interview; and patients
    whose mode of exposure to HIV remains undetermined after investigation.

Table 7.   AIDS cases by sex, age at diagnosis, and race/ethnicity,
   reported through February 1990, United States

                                     White, not     Black, not
MALE                                 Hispanic       Hispanic        Hispanic
AGE AT DIAGNOSIS (YEARS)             No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Under 5                               161   (0)     493   (2)       246    (1)
 5-12                                 125   (0)      68   (0)        42    (0)
13-19                                 195   (0)     112   (0)        68    (0)
20-24                               2,389   (4)   1,336   (5)       813    (5)
25-29                              10,071  (15)   4,538  (16)     2,930   (17)
30-34                              15,690  (24)   7,106  (25)     4,408   (26)
35-39                              14,501  (22)   6,395  (23)     3,697   (22)
40-44                               9,848  (15)   3,581  (13)     2,301   (14)
45-49                               5,853   (9)   1,997   (7)     1,155    (7)
50-54                               3,307   (5)   1,126   (4)       659    (4)
55-59                               2,110   (3)     688   (2)       426    (3)
60-64                               1,150   (2)     349   (1)       175    (1)
65 or older                         1,074   (2)     202   (1)       113    (1)
Male subtotal                      66,474 (100)  27,991 (100)    17,033  (100)

FEMALES
AGE AT DIAGNOSIS (YEARS)

Under 5                               150   (5)     480   (7)       209    (8)
 5-12                                  29   (1)      63   (1)        32    (1)
13-19                                  23   (1)      59   (1)        18    (1)
20-24                                 224   (7)     361   (6)       188    (7)
25-29                                 592  (18)   1,196  (19)       561   (22)
30-34                                 710  (22)   1,790  (28)       617   (24)
35-39                                 481  (15)   1,288  (20)       451   (18)
40-44                                 252   (8)     586   (9)       235    (9)
45-49                                 134   (4)     252   (4)        96    (4)
50-54                                 113   (3)     147   (2)        48    (2)
55-59                                 121   (4)      92   (1)        35    (1)
60-64                                 119   (4)      58   (1)        19    (1)
65 or older                           321  (10)      68   (1)        23    (1)
Female subtotal                     3,269 (100)   6,440 (100)     2,532  (100)

TOTAL                               69,743        34,431         19,565

Table 7.   AIDS cases by sex, age at diagnosis, and race/ethnicity,
   reported through February 1990, United States (Continued)

                                                    American
                                     Asian/         Indian/
                                     Pacific        Alaskan
MALE                                 Islander       Native          Total*
AGE AT DIAGNOSIS (YEARS)             No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Under 5                                 3   (0)       2   (1)       907    (1)
 5-12                                   3   (0)       -             240    (0)
13-19                                   5   (1)       3   (2)       384    (0)
20-24                                  27   (4)       9   (7)     4,582    (4)
25-29                                  98  (14)      26  (19)    17,696   (16)
30-34                                 149  (21)      36  (26)    27,454   (24)
35-39                                 151  (21)      23  (17)    24,835   (22)
40-44                                 107  (15)      17  (13)    15,899   (14)
45-49                                  72  (10)      11   (8)     9,107    (8)
50-54                                  39   (6)       3   (2)     5,147    (5)
55-59                                  23   (3)       4   (3)     3,263    (3)
60-64                                   8   (1)       2   (1)     1,689    (1)
65 or older                            19   (3)       -           1,411    (1)
Male subtotal                         704 (100)     136 (100)   112,614  (100)

FEMALES
AGE AT DIAGNOSIS (YEARS)

Under 5                                 1   (1)       2   (7)       843    (7)
 5-12                                   2   (3)       -             126    (1)
13-19                                   1   (1)       1   (4)       102    (1)
20-24                                   3   (4)       1   (4)       782    (6)
25-29                                   6   (9)       5  (19)     2,368   (19)
30-34                                  15  (22)       9  (33)     3,149   (25)
35-39                                   6   (9)       4  (15)     2,237   (18)
40-44                                  13  (19)       2   (7)     1,088    (9)
45-49                                   6   (9)       -             492    (4)
50-54                                   4   (6)       1   (4)       313    (3)
55-59                                   3   (4)       -             252    (2)
60-64                                   5   (7)       1   (4)       202    (2)
65 or older                             3   (4)       1   (4)       416    (3)
Female subtotal                        68 (100)      27 (100)    12,370  (100)

TOTAL                                 772           163         124,984

* Includes 310 persons whose race/ethnicity is unknown.

Table 8.   AIDS cases, case-fatality rates, and deaths by half-year and age
   group, through February 1990, United States*

                                           Adults/adolescents

                              Cases diagnosed  Case-fatality  Deaths occuring
HALF-YEAR                     during interval      rate       during interval

Before 1981                             77          83.1               30
1981 Jan.-June                          91          92.3               38
     July-Dec.                         196          91.8               83
1982 Jan.-June                         385          90.6              153
     July-Dec.                         665          89.5              277
1983 Jan.-June                       1,250          91.4              508
     July-Dec.                       1,613          91.2              904
1984 Jan.-June                       2,522          88.0            1,361
     July-Dec.                       3,315          88.7            1,896
1985 Jan.-June                       4,745          87.6            2,706
     July-Dec.                       6,122          85.9            3,682
1986 Jan.-June                       8,007          83.3            4,829
     July-Dec.                       9,594          79.5            6,125
1987 Jan.-June                      12,294          76.2            7,092
     July-Dec.                      13,569          66.5            7,429
1988 Jan.-June                      15,006          56.5            8,556
     July-Dec.                      15,010          47.6            9,594
1989 Jan.-June                      15,549          34.9           10,340
     July-Dec.                      12,044          21.6            8,576
1990 Jan.-Feb.                         814          10.4              546

TOTAL**                            122,868          60.9           74,887

 * Reporting of diagnosed AIDS cases and deaths in more recent time periods is
   incomplete. See technical notes (available only in the printed version of
   this report).
** Death totals include 162 adults/adolescents and 5 children known to
   have died, but whose date of death is unknown.

Table 8.   AIDS cases, case-fatality rates, and deaths by half-year and age
   group, through February 1990, United States* (Continued)

                                           Children <13 years old

                              Cases diagnosed  Case-fatality  Deaths occuring
HALF-YEAR                     during interval      rate       during interval

Before 1981                              6          66.7                1
1981 Jan.-June                           8          62.5                2
     July-Dec.                           5         100.0                6
1982 Jan.-June                          13          76.9                9
     July-Dec.                          14          78.6                4
1983 Jan.-June                          33          93.9               13
     July-Dec.                          40          75.0               16
1984 Jan.-June                          47          83.0               24
     July-Dec.                          63          73.0               24
1985 Jan.-June                          97          71.1               43
     July-Dec.                         127          74.8               68
1986 Jan.-June                         130          71.5               64
     July-Dec.                         164          66.5               82
1987 Jan.-June                         207          58.9              111
     July-Dec.                         243          55.1              153
1988 Jan.-June                         218          45.0              122
     July-Dec.                         280          38.2              146
1989 Jan.-June                         251          37.1              140
     July-Dec.                         163          25.8              105
1990 Jan.-Feb.                           7           0.0                5

TOTAL**                              2,116          54.0            1,143

 * Reporting of diagnosed AIDS cases and deaths in more recent time periods is
   incomplete. See technical notes (available only in the printed version of
   this report).
** Death totals include 162 adults/adolescents and 5 children known to
   have died, but whose date of death is unknown.

Table 9.   AIDS cases by year of diagnosis and definition category, diagnosed
   through February 1990, United States

                                                Year of diagnosis

                                     Before        Mar. 1986-      Mar. 1987-
                                    Mar. 1986      Feb. 1987       Feb. 1988
DEFINITION CATEGORY*                 No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Pre-1987 definition                23,005  (96)  17,212  (89)    21,350   (78)
1987 definition:**                    957   (4)   2,072  (11)     5,860   (22)
  Specific disease
   presumptively diagnosed               508         1,119           3,166
  Specific disease
   definitively diagnosed                189           282             522
  HIV encephalopathy                      70           228             769
  HIV wasting syndrome                   190           443           1,403

TOTAL                              23,962 (100)  19,284 (100)    27,210  (100)

 * Persons who meet the criteria for more than one definition category are
   classified in the definition category listed first.
** Persons who meet only the 1987 AIDS case definition and whose date of
   diagnosis is before September 1987 were diagnosed retrospectively.

Table 9.   AIDS cases by year of diagnosis and definition category, diagnosed
   through February 1990, United States (Continued)

                                                Year of diagnosis

                                    Mar. 1988-     Mar. 1989-      Cumulative
                                    Feb. 1989      Feb. 1990         total
DEFINITION CATEGORY*                 No.   (%)      No.  (%)        No.   (%)

Pre-1987 definition                21,645  (70)  16,056  (68)    99,268   (79)
1987 definition:**                  9,188  (30)   7,639  (32)    25,716   (21)
  Specific disease
   presumptively diagnosed             5,195         4,304          14,292
  Specific disease
   definitively diagnosed                622           523           2,138
  HIV encephalopathy                   1,111           843           3,021
  HIV wasting syndrome                 2,260         1,969           6,265

TOTAL                              30,833 (100)  23,695 (100)   124,984  (100)

 * Persons who meet the criteria for more than one definition category are
   classified in the definition category listed first.
** Persons who meet only the 1987 AIDS case definition and whose date of
   diagnosis is before September 1987 were diagnosed retrospectively.

Table 10.   Adult/adolescent AIDS cases by single and multiple exposure
   categories reported through February 1990, United States
                                                                   AIDS cases

EXPOSURE CATEGORY                                                  No.    (%)

 Male homosexual/bisexual contact                              71,026     (58)
 Intravenous (IV) drug use (female and heterosexual male)      22,332     (18)
 Hemophilia/coagulation disorder                                  668      (1)
 Heterosexual contact                                           5,737      (5)
 Receipt of blood transfusion, blood component, or tissue       2,984      (2)
 Other/undetermined                                             4,131      (3)

 SINGLE MODE OF EXPOSURE SUBTOTAL                              106878     (87)

 MULTIPLE MODES OF EXPOSURE

 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; IV drug use                  7,707      (6)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; hemophilia                      27      (0)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; heterosexual contact         1,441      (1)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; receipt of transfusion       1,400      (1)
 IV drug use; hemophilia                                           30      (0)
 IV drug use; heterosexual contact                              2,933      (2)
 IV drug use; receipt of transfusion                              602      (0)
 Hemophilia; heterosexual contact                                   5      (0)
 Hemophilia; receipt of transfusion                               432      (0)
 Heterosexual contact; receipt of transfusion                     290      (0)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; IV drug use; hemophilia         11      (0)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; IV drug use; heterosexual
      contact                                                     548      (0)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; IV drug use; receipt of
      transfusion                                                 229      (0)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; hemophilia; heterosexual
      contact                                                       2      (0)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; hemophilia; receipt of
      transfusion                                                  17      (0)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; heterosexual contact;
      receipt of transfusion                                       77      (0)
 IV drug use; hemophilia; heterosexual contact                      4      (0)
 IV drug use; hemophilia; receipt of transfusion                   17      (0)
 IV drug use; heterosexual contact; receipt of transfusion        169      (0)
 hemophilia; heterosexual contact; receipt of transfusion           9      (0)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; IV drug use; hemophilia;
      receipt of transfusion                                        8      (0)
 Male homosexual/bisexual contact; IV drug use; heterosexual
      contact; receipt of transfusion                              27      (0)
 IV drug use; hemophilia; heterosexual contact; receipt of
      transfusion                                                   5      (0)

 MULTIPLE MODES of EXPOSURE SUBTOTAL                           15,990     (13)

 TOTAL                                                         122868    (100)

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