User:KBlott/Test and treat

Test and treat is a proposed public health measure aimed at stemming the spread of HIV/AIDS. The proposed program entails seeking out individuals who may be infected with HIV, testing them, and initiating therapy for the infection as soon as they test positive regardless of their CD4 count. Throughout the history of the AIDS epidemic, many people have gotten tested for HIV infection only to discover, after the fact, that their physician is unwilling to treat them. Without treatment, AIDS carriers remain infectious and are capable of transmitting the infection to others. Drug therapy slows the rate of viral replication making transmission of the infection more difficult. This, in turn, slows the spread of AIDS.