There is a debate on about whether it would be worthwhile to carry out early HIV testing on large sections of the population. Should our entire population get routine AIDS testing, rather than targeting those groups at high risk? There is new evidence tonight that says we should promote early HIV testing, and that it could have important public health ramifications.
Almost a third of Americans infected with HIV don’t know it.
Yet, today, it’s easy to conduct early HIV tests that can detect the virus accurately. Currently in the United States, diagnosis of AIDS usually occurs at a more advanced stage of the disease, when the patient comes in with a serious illness due to the HIV virus. Early screening would help patients get access to care before they get severely ill, and according to this study, would prolong life (Read more about HIV TESTING)