does blood banks take blood with anti-HBc in it?

[Omegachi]

i had Hep B when i was little and i was treated with drugs and now i have the antibody for it. So i was wondering if the blood bank would take my blood (since i have the rare type O)...

 

[allisolm]

"If you ever tested positive for hepatitis B or hepatitis C , at any age, you are not eligible to donate, even if you were never sick or jaundiced from the infection. "

From here.

 

[Pliablemoose]

I keep getting deferred because of this one:

you have taken drugs or money in exchange for sex since 1977;

If only I hadn't slept with that gilr who gave me a joint afterwards in 79'

(j/k, I donated blood on Tuesday )

 

[allisolm]

I used to donate a lot, but then they decided that people who had lived in Europe for any length of time during the last 20 years were ineligible.

 

[Schadenfroh]

they wont take you, but for anyone else that is curious, they will take you like 2 weeks after HB vaccination

 

[Omegachi]

geez, its just the antibody....

oh wells, its their lost since my blood is valuable.

 

[rahvin]

Type O is not rare, nor valuable. AB is rare and valuable.

 

[NogginBoink]

Originally posted by: allisolm
I used to donate a lot, but then they decided that people who had lived in Europe for any length of time during the last 20 years were ineligible.

I'm 'deffered' for the same reason; but I think it's because I ate beef in europe during that time.

 

[jpunzel]

I'd like to clarify: Type O blood is the most common among the US population. Especially when combined with a negative Rh factor, it is extremely valuable as it can be given to anyone of any blood type.

 

[bandana163]

Originally posted by: allisolm
I used to donate a lot, but then they decided that people who had lived in Europe for any length of time during the last 20 years were ineligible.

What does living in Europe have to do with your blood?

 

[Pliablemoose]

CJD

 

[amcdonald]

Originally posted by: Vaerilis

Originally posted by: allisolm
I used to donate a lot, but then they decided that people who had lived in Europe for any length of time during the last 20 years were ineligible.

What does living in Europe have to do with your blood?

Europeans are notoriusly known for things they've done that carry bad impressions.

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: Vaerilis

Originally posted by: allisolm
I used to donate a lot, but then they decided that people who had lived in Europe for any length of time during the last 20 years were ineligible.

What does living in Europe have to do with your blood?

The possibility of human form of mad cow disease which can take a loooong time to show up.

 

[Siva]

I don't understand why AB would be valuable? A person with AB blood can recieve blood from any other type (except AB- cannot recieve any + blood). Why wouldn't O be the most valuable when it is the universal donation type? Anyone can accept O- blood.


Oh and O-, the universal donor blood type is fairly uncommon, at least not so much as O+ or A+ in the US, so it is very important for people with it to donate.

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: rahvin
Type O is not rare, nor valuable. AB is rare and valuable.

O- is considered a rare blood type found in about 7% of the US population. O+ is not rare and about 38% of people have it.

U.S. Blood-type Distribution
O+ 38 percent of population
A+ 34 percent of population
B+ 9 percent of population
O- 7 percent of population
A- 6 percent of population
AB+ 3 percent of population
B- 2 percent of population
AB- 1 percent of population