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My understanding is all of these cases are tested for. A lifelong blood donor could still get XYZ after donating for 10 years. Now if you are talking about und
by bangaladore 2y ago
My understanding is all of these cases are tested for. A lifelong blood donor could still get XYZ after donating for 10 years.
Now if you are talking about undetectable or uncommon I could understand, but that just shows a fault in the testing process.
- arp242 2y agoIt's been a while since I last donated blood, but last time I checked some conditions are hard to reliably check for especially in the earlier stages. For example, if I remember correct HIV is hard to reliably detect for the first ~6 months or so, as is Hepatitis B and some other conditions. This is why you get a questionary every time asking whether you had unprotected sex, recently had a tattoo, etc.
- YokoZar 2y agoThose tests are faster now, however what remains entirely untested is simple sickness like colds. That's why you're supposed to call them if you get a cold within a few days of donating, they have no other way of knowing.