Explain the "test and treat" strategy for combating HIV infection

?In the last few years, new HIV-prevention strategies have focused on getting people tested for HIV on a routine basis and promoting testing as soon as possible when someone suspects they may have been exposed to HIV. The newest strategy is called "test and treat," which involves starting HIV treatment as soon as possible (versus waiting until the person has lower immune function or health problems due to HIV). This strategy was developed based on research that shows that by getting as many HIV-positive persons as possible on treatment as soon as possible, you are lowering the amount of circulating virus in the population (Hull, Wu, & Montaner, 2012). There is evidence that this approach could be very effective as a national policy to reduce disease transmission, and it is currently recommended by the CDC as a comprehensive policy to prevent HIV through testing, getting HIV-positive persons into HIV care, and helping them start antiretroviral treatment as soon as possible.