“The AIDS Epidemic in San Francisco: The Medical Response 1981-1984, Volume 2†chronicles the early years of the AIDS crisis through oral history interviews conducted by the Bancroft Library's Regional Oral History Office. This volume offers critical insights into the public health challenges and the medical community's response during a defining period. Detailing the experiences of healthcare professionals, public officials, and community organizers, the book captures the urgency and complexity of confronting a novel and devastating disease. Readers gain a deeper understanding of the historical context, the evolving medical knowledge, and the social impact of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco. It is an invaluable resource for researchers, students, and anyone interested in public health, medical history, and the social history of the AIDS crisis. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.