For both ARC and AIDS, the number of cases peak in the 30-39 age group. However, with full-blown AIDS, heterosexual contacts are also exceeded by blood transfusions as a cause. This is probably because these AIDS patients were infected before the more accurate screening of donated blood was begun. For children, the only known sources are blood transfusions or parents who are infected. Typically, those children infected with transfusions are hemophiliacs.
Women are the group that is showing the highest increase in infection rates.
IV users or bisexuals. It offers HIV counseling and testing, community education, and gathers information about the disease. The staff can make presentations about AIDS to suit the needs of any group. With an office at 201 S. First Avenue in Yuma, they have pamphlets, posters and other information on AIDS including some videos available for loan. Although all these services are free of charge, the office needs to be contacted at least two weeks in advance for any programs.