Terri Wilder

Twenty-Seven Years of Women Living With HIV: Past, Present and Future

By Terri L. Wilder, M.S.W.

January 1, 2008

27 Years at a Glance

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

1981.The first case of GRID, which will later be referred to as AIDS, is reported. Five women are among those diagnosed. Sandra Ford, a drug technician for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), officially notes an increase in requests for pentamidine for the treatment of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). A paper napkin will later be taped to Sandra's door stating: "In this office in April 1981, Sandra Ford discovered the epidemic that would later be know as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome."

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This article was provided by Terri Wilder. It is a part of the publication Twenty-Seven Years of Women Living With HIV: Past, Present and Future.

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