I was born in the UK and was a teenager during the mad cow / CJD years. I've lived in Australia for 14 years and I'm still not allowed to give blood here. I do

I was born in the UK and was a teenager during the mad cow / CJD years. I've lived in Australia for 14 years and I'm still not allowed to give blood here. I doubt I ever will. But it never occurred to me that organ donation is affected in the same way. EDIT: Be sure to read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creutzfeldt-Jakob_Disease#Epidemiology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creutzfeldt-Jakob_Disease#Epide...