fact sheet Georgia Department of Human Resources AIDS UPDATE NUMBER OF AIDS CASES IN GEORGIA Cumulative number of AIDS cases in Georgia since 1981 As reported to the Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology Branch, AIDS Surveillance Unit as of September 30, 2005 CASES Adults/Adolescents .................. 28,956 Children (0-13) .............................224 Total ........................................29,180 DEATHS Adults/Adolescents .................. 14,650 Children (0-13) .............................119 Total ........................................14,769 SEX Male ......................................... 23,515 Female .......................................5,665 RACE African American ....................19,127 White .........................................9,167 Hispanic ........................................ 756 Other .............................................130 EXPOSURE CATEGORY ADULTS/ADOLESCENTS Men who have sex with men ............................................................................................ 13,115 Injectable drug use ............................................................................................................. 4,554 Heterosexual contact ......................................................................................................... 4,151 Men who have sex with men and inject drugs ................................................................... 1,423 Receipt of blood, components or tissue ................................................................................ 421 Other and unknown* .......................................................................................................... 5,292 CHILDREN (0-13) Children born to mother with or at risk of HIV infection .................................................... 212 Receipt of blood, components or tissue .................................................................................... 6 Other and unknown* ................................................................................................................. 6 *Persons whose method of transmission could not be determined or those with hemophilia/coagulation disorder. For more information about AIDS in Georgia, contact the Division of Public Health at (404) 657-2700. Georgia Department of Human Resources Office of Communications www.dhr.georgia.gov January 2006