Type O+

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Majesty

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Originally posted by: Googer
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
I thought type O blood wasn't + or - ? :confused:

Well then I guess you learn something new every day, don't you?


O+ is the Universal Donor, any one can recieve this kind of blood. O+ is the most common kind of blood in America, while in ASIA (ie china) O+ is not quite as common with their popuation and In Africa they have more A or B blood (cannot remember) than any other kind. Each continental popuation and the people they have decended form are more likely to have one kind of blood over another.

Actually, the Universal Donor is O-, but this bloodtype can only receive O-.
 

Continuity28

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Originally posted by: Majesty
Originally posted by: Googer
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
I thought type O blood wasn't + or - ? :confused:

Well then I guess you learn something new every day, don't you?


O+ is the Universal Donor, any one can recieve this kind of blood. O+ is the most common kind of blood in America, while in ASIA (ie china) O+ is not quite as common with their popuation and In Africa they have more A or B blood (cannot remember) than any other kind. Each continental popuation and the people they have decended form are more likely to have one kind of blood over another.

Actually, the Universal Donor is O-, but this bloodtype can only receive O-.

You're right. Someone with O+ blood couldn't give blood to anyone with a negative type blood, meaning AB-, A-, B-, O-.. not very universal. O- can give blood to everyone, that is of course, leaving out OTHER factors that would limit this.
 

Kenazo

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Originally posted by: Continuity28
Originally posted by: Majesty
Originally posted by: Googer
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
I thought type O blood wasn't + or - ? :confused:

Well then I guess you learn something new every day, don't you?


O+ is the Universal Donor, any one can recieve this kind of blood. O+ is the most common kind of blood in America, while in ASIA (ie china) O+ is not quite as common with their popuation and In Africa they have more A or B blood (cannot remember) than any other kind. Each continental popuation and the people they have decended form are more likely to have one kind of blood over another.

Actually, the Universal Donor is O-, but this bloodtype can only receive O-.

You're right. Someone with O+ blood couldn't give blood to anyone with a negative type blood, meaning AB-, A-, B-, O-.. not very universal. O- can give blood to everyone, that is of course, leaving out OTHER factors that would limit this.


Like Hep C
 

Continuity28

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Originally posted by: Chaotic42
B-

Edit: Which upon Googling, apparently is a horrible one to have.

On what terms?

As far as being able to donate, you are valuable to anyone with AB+/- or B+/- blood.
As far as receiving donation, you can only receive from B- and O-, which is relatively rare on both accounts.

However, this is very dependant on where you live as well. Certain areas aren't predominantly O or A, instead B, althouhg most of these places will typically be B+ overwhelmingly as well...
 

Chaotic42

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Originally posted by: Continuity28
As far as receiving donation, you can only receive from B- and O-, which is relatively rare on both accounts.
From recieving. It's pretty rare, especially in Europe.