I have AIDS, can i still donate blood?

Answer 1

The answer is pretty obvious - no.

HIV, AIDS
You should not give blood if you have AIDS or have ever had a positive HIV test, or if you have done something that puts you at risk for becoming infected with HIV.

You are at risk for getting infected if you:

* have ever used needles to take drugs, steroids, or anything not prescribed by your doctor
* are a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977
* have ever taken money, drugs or other payment for sex since 1977
* have had sexual contact in the past 12 months with anyone described above
* received clotting factor concentrates for a bleeding disorder such as hemophilia
* were born in, or lived in, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea,Gabon, Niger, or Nigeria, since 1977.
* since 1977, received a blood transfusion or medical treatment with a blood product in any of these countries, or
* had sex with anyone who, since 1977, was born in or lived in any of these countries. Learn more about HIV Group O, and the specific African countries where it is found.

You should not give blood if you have any of the following conditions that can be signs or symptoms of HIV/AIDS

* unexplained weight loss (10 pounds or more in less than 2 months)
* night sweats
* blue or purple spots in your mouth or skin
* white spots or unusual sores in your mouth
* lumps in your neck, armpits, or groin, lasting longer than one month
* diarrhea that won’t go away
* cough that won’t go away and shortness of breath, or
* fever higher than 100.5 F lasting more than 10 days.
http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html#hiv

Answer 2

Why would you even ask such a STUPID question? Because of people like you is why I have my own blood stored for incase I need it. I also have someone who is the same blood type as me that can donate if what I have stored at the hospital is not enough.

I have a blood clotting problem and need transfusions ALOT and people like you is why I will NEVER have donated blood put in me

Answer 3

if u have aids and wanted to donate blood that would be a bad idea because someone who might have your blood with aids in them would die in a couple of years beacuse who knows ur blood might have an infection or something.

Answer 4

You must be joking. You know that you can not donate blood if you are HIV+ or have AIDS.
And you arent being funny by asking this.
Grow up and get a life

Answer 5

u r so nice trying to donate blood but if u have aids u cant

Answer 6

Accually you can, when you're giving all your info to the people and answering those questions they give u a slip with two bar codes, one for yes and the other no - they ask you to place the bar code on the pad - yes if you think your blood is safe to use, no if you dont think it is. then you place the unused barcode on a blank spot - the point of this is that if someone dragged you in to give blood and you didn't want to tell the person you couldn't give blood cuz you have aids - you can still go thru the motions and give blood. obviously they throw it out back at the lab.

Answer 7

You could go to jail for donating blood.

Answer 8

there are a number of exams required for blood and that they are mandated - each and every unit is going by way of the attempting out. Please get a recheck using fact the thresholds are set very low using fact the centers might extremely lose wholesome donors than enable one ill one get by way of. After confirmatory attempting out is accomplished, you will could desire to have familiar well-being tests and care. sturdy success.

Answer 9

No blood bank in the US will accept the donation of infected blood. If you do not tell them, and they find the virus in your blood, you can go to jail. I suggest you forget about spreading your disease and concentrate on keeping yourself healthy as you can.

Answer 10

NO...The reason why they Test Donated Blood is to make sure that it is NOT infected with HIV...

Call 1-800-342-AIDS to speak to a councelor.