I know there are 4 different types of blood (A, B, AB, and O; excluding - and + blood types). Is there any advantages of having a certain blood type over another? Would I be more suceptable to a disease if I had AB over the A- blood type I have (this is an example; however I do have A- blood)
2007-11-28 11:21:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
I did not mean only disease suceptability. I meant any tpye of advantage or disadvantage.
2007-11-28 11:43:07 · update #1
I don't really see a correlation with blod type and immunity. A,B, etc. just means your blood cells have one carbohydrate over another, AB having both and O having neither. This carbohydrate would have nothing to do with how the white blood cells, or your immune system functions.
2007-11-28 11:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You blood type has nothing to do with immunity but it can be considered advantageous to have one blood type over another in the case of a transfusion. The different blood types have different antigen substances (can be proteins, carbs etc. depending on group) on their surface. For example, type A has A antigens, B has B antigens, AB has A and B antigens and O has no antigens. Your body also has anti-bodies against other blood types so A would have B anti-bodies, B would have A, AB would have none and O would have A and B. When you receive a blood transfusion, someone with AB blood would be able to receive any type of blood since it has no anti-bodies and your body would not react to a different type. But, O would only be able to receive O blood since it has A and B antibodies that would cause it to react to any other type of blood. Therefore, some people consider it an advantage to have AB blood. If you have O blood it is good to donate it (not that it's not good to donate other types) because anyone can take it. Also the + and - you are talking about is whether or not you have a what is called a Rhesus protein. If you are negative you do not have this protein and cannot receive blood that has it, but a + person can receive + and -.
2007-11-28 19:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by bigdreamer 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There isn't really a correlation between the blood types and disease suseceptibility. There are some blood group antigens (Duffy antigens) that play a role in the protection against some infections (malaria). But overall there is no correlation.
2007-11-28 19:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by KaseyT33 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person above me is incorrect in saying that o can only receive o. I am o+ and a leukemia patient. I have had a LOT of blood and platelet transfusions over the last few years. I have been given blood and platelets from every blood type. O+ is the universal reciever.
2007-11-29 00:48:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, a few advantages of having a certain blood type are that if you have O or O negative (I'm not sure if it's one or both of them, sorry.) then you can donate blood to anyone.
If you have the blood type AB or AB positive (Again, I'm not sure if it's one or both, sorry.) Then you can receive blood from anyone.
Here's an article from Wikipedia that may help explain it to you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_type
I hope I helped!
2007-11-28 19:42:54 · answer #5 · answered by Jamie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, studies show that B type blood tends to more frequently have excess kinds of antibodies that can be linked to blood clots, heart attack, and stroke. They are not sure why, exactly.
If you are + and have a - baby, I think it can pose risks to baby during delivery.
2007-11-28 19:47:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋