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I don't think I ever had to declare allergies when donating my blood (France). They focus on infections and cancers I think. Why would they ask for allergies

by jraph 3y ago

I don't think I ever had to declare allergies when donating my blood (France). They focus on infections and cancers I think. Why would they ask for allergies if we don't yet know that they can be transmitted like this?

withinboredom 3y ago
I thought it was well known that certain allergies (eggs/peanuts) can transfer via transfusions? At least for awhile. It looks like there’s some literature on it at least, but I didn’t dig into it or anything. I just thought this was “common” knowledge since that’s what I was told years ago by a nurse I was dating in college, a long time ago.
- jraph 3y ago
  Maybe it's known but I don't know about it :-)
- dghughes 3y ago
  I would assume things like that maybe after a bone marrow transplant but having a blood transfusion seems pretty mild I wouldn't expect any affects from it.