Is O(-,+) blood valuable?

[amdforever2]

I know I have some type of O blood, but don't know if it's positive or negative. Is this type rare enough to be valuable?

 

[vi edit]

O - is the universal doner, so they'll gladly accept it.

 

[zCypher]

Lots of people have Type O blood, so I doubt it?

 

[rocadelpunk]

probably not, but you can donate it no matter what ; D

i think one of the o's is univeral donor.

i think i'm somewhat rare a- i think.

 

[amdforever2]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
O - is the universal doner, so they'll gladly accept it.

........but will they pay me for it?

 

[dolph]

valuable how? like, can you sell it for money? probably not, but since o- is the universal donor, you'd be appreciated for donating.

 

[Lithium381]

I've got O-......yep, they like me, they can give it to anyone, i should donate again soon.....stupid newbie nurses took two tries to get the needle in...

 

[vi edit]

Not for whole blood. You can usually get paid for donating plasma or platelettes.

 

[Anubis]

AB- is the rarest O is really common. so im gonna say no

 

[Kevin]

Sell a pint on eBay and see what you can get...

 

[Spoooon]

I'm not making fun of you, but did you really think you could make money off your blood?

A friend of mine had something special about his plasma where they paid him extra for it. I don't remember what the deal was. He used to donate a lot, but they did something wrong to where the platelets were being put back under his skin or something. It caused swelling and bruising and he never went again.

 

[Fencer128]

If its leaking out of you - its valuable.

Donate and feel great (I can't believe I said that )

Andy

 

[Vortex22]

I think the rarity goes in this order (from least to most rare)
O
A
B
AB

I don't know about + and -

I'm type B.

 

[scoobytreats]

Not quite sure on money for blood, but I'm an O+ and that means that I am a universal donor. Any one can get my blood, but if I need a transfusion, I can only take O+. I'd call around, like a hospital or the red cross.

 

[Sahakiel]

Originally posted by: scoobytreats
Not quite sure on money for blood, but I'm an O+ and that means that I am a universal donor. Any one can get my blood, but if I need a transfusion, I can only take O+. I'd call around, like a hospital or the red cross.

Uh... O negative is the universal donor. If you're O positive, those without the Rh factor will reject your blood. Same as rejecting organ transplants.
AB negative is the hardest to find.

Rarity is something like this:

AB -
AB +
B -
A -
0 -
B +
A +
O +

A dominates Europe and the northern part of North America as well as (guess why) Australia.
B dominates East or Central Asia followed by Europe, Africa, and the rest of Asia.
O dominates "older" cultures, peoples who have had little contact with the rest of the world. However, I think it's widespread among the general population to the point where it doesn't really show very high concentrations.
In all cases, sometimes diseases will also leave those whose bloody type is more resistent.

 

[numark]

Originally posted by: scoobytreats
Not quite sure on money for blood, but I'm an O+ and that means that I am a universal donor. Any one can get my blood, but if I need a transfusion, I can only take O+. I'd call around, like a hospital or the red cross.

Actually, technically O- is a universal donor. The Rh factor (the "+" or "-" in the name) is an important factor. If "+" blood is introduced into someone with "-" blood, their body may attack the new blood and cause all sorts of problems. O blood of any type is in high demand, and a majority of people have "+" blood so it's not a problem, but O- is the true universal blood. Of course, as I've said, the vast majority (90-95%) of people have "+" blood, so it's very, very close to being universal.