2006-10-11 14:50:14 · 5 answers · asked by Vivian 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
A person of any blood type who is RH - can not receive positive blood. My mother was this way. She got phone calls every other day asking her to donate her O- blood because it was so rare, and O- can be used by any negative person.
2006-10-11 15:00:37 · answer #1 · answered by Huguenot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you are talking about blood. The reason is because A+ red cells have something attached to it that will cause a blood clot if it is mixed with the antibody in the serum of someone with A-. This is confusing. If you IM me I can explain it better.
2006-10-11 14:54:12 · answer #2 · answered by Gypsy Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are different types of blood, as indicated by the letter.
Human bodies in general tend to reject things that are foreign to them. Like when a body piercing slowly gets pushed out of the body because the metal is forgein. Or if you get a splinter, eventually your body will force it out because it sees it as a foreign object.
To donate blood to someone, you have to have the same type or their body will reject it. If the blood is to be used effectively, their body must accept it as its own.
Therefore, you need to have a matching type.
2006-10-11 16:32:52 · answer #3 · answered by Stacy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I AM RH-NEGATIVE.. CAN GIVE BLOOD TO ANYONE,
BUT CAN'T TAKE BLOOD UNLESS ITS THAT TYPE...
I THINK THAT'S HOW IT WORKS....NOT QUITE SURE..
2006-10-11 15:00:55 · answer #4 · answered by jojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cant mix positives and negatives,it will flatten your battery.
2006-10-11 14:53:26 · answer #5 · answered by frank m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋