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Shouldn’t the blood be tested? I really freaking hope it is… Ban the person from donating blood if the blood is bad.

• DoreenMichele 2y ago
  It is probably a mistake to reply to this but there are bloodborne pathogens we don't keep stats on which are challenging to test for, so good luck with that.
  • Atotalnoob 2y ago
    Then how do we know we have “bad blood”?
    • DoreenMichele 2y ago
      It's possible for an individual to have a pretty good idea they aren't in good health and shouldn't really be donating without necessarily having affirmative tests for specific infections. It's a meme that homeless people sell plasma and are also alcoholic. You see jokes about stuff like that in TV shows or whatever. I don't know about you, but I don't really want my blood supply to primarily come from homeless people or relatives of people with genetic disorders at high risk of needing an organ transplant. The relatives may not have the disorder but may be carriers and may have health issues they aren't disclosing if their goal is to get points for their deathly ill loved one.
• loeg 2y ago
  Essentially the problem is that our testing isn't perfect.