China
Large cities and typical tourist areas including Yangtze River cruise – No deferral
. Travel to rural, non-tourist areas – Not eligible for one year after return. year after return. Islands are acceptable – No deferral.
What excludes you from donating blood?
You must never donate if:
You are HIV positive or receiving treatment for HIV
. You are a hepatitis B carrier. You are a hepatitis C carrier.
Can you donate blood if you've traveled internationally?
If you have traveled or lived in a country with a high risk of malaria,
a waiting period may be required before you can donate blood
.
Can a non US citizen give blood?
Do I need to be a US citizen to donate blood?
No, citizenship is not required
.
Can I give blood if I traveled to Europe?
You may be eligible now
. In 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted a longstanding ban that prevented some 4.4 million Veterans, service members and civilians stationed in certain parts of Europe between 1980 and 1996 from donating blood.
Why can't I donate blood if I lived in Europe?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has imposed a ban on blood donations from anyone who has spent more than six months in Britain from 1980 to 1997
because of the possible risk of transmitting the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD)
.
How long after leaving the country can you donate blood?
COUNTRIES – A DONATION DEFERRAL OF
28 DAYS AFTER TRAVEL
AND 3 MONTHS AFTER LONGER RESIDENCE.
Why can't you donate blood if you've been to Africa?
You may not donate if you received a blood transfusion in certain countries in Africa since 1977. This requirement is related to concerns about
rare strains of HIV that are not consistently detected by all current test methods
.
Do I need to know my blood type to donate blood?
You don't need to know your blood type
.
Donors may be notified of their blood type following their donation when they receive their blood donor card or by creating a profile through the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
Why would a blood donor be rejected?
There are certain conditions that mean you may never be able to follow the dictates of your community conscience.
A history of hepatitis, heart disease, cancer and bleeding disorders, convulsions or AIDS or being in an AIDS risk group
will disqualify you.
Why do they check your elbows when donating plasma?
Because arteries have higher blood pressure than veins, a puncture can lead to bleeding into the arm tissues around the puncture site
. The signs of an arterial puncture include a faster blood flow and lighter-than-usual color of blood running through the tubes to the machine collecting your plasma.
Can you donate blood if you have traveled to Mexico?
The donation deferral begins from the date of return from a malaria risk area or the date when you end your anti-malaria medication treatment.
A visit in those parts of the country where malaria does not occur is followed by a donation deferral of 28 days
.
Can you donate blood if you got a tattoo recently?
Most people can donate blood immediately after getting inked, as long as the tattoo was applied at a state-regulated entity that uses sterile needles and ink that is not reused
.
Can people with tattoos donate blood?
If you have recently had a tattoo or body piercing
you cannot donate for 6 months from the date of the procedure
. If the body piercing was performed by a registered health professional and any inflammation has settled completely, you can donate blood after 12 hours.
How long is mad cow dormant?
It's not yet clear how long prions can remain dormant in blood
– in cows it often takes 2.5 to 5 years for symptoms to appear, and incubation periods as long as 50 years have been reported in humans.
Can I give blood in Australia if I lived in the UK?
Because of this risk of transmission, in Australia donated blood ,
breastmilk and tissues are not accepted from people who lived in the UK for six months or more between 1980 and 1996
.
Can I donate blood if I lived in Italy?
There will no longer be any deferrals based on time spent in other European countries, including Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain and more
. This is what will allow many local nationals to give blood, if they are able to enter U.S. military bases in Europe where blood drives are conducted.
How much do you get for donating sperm?
How much for each donation? On average, sperm donors are paid between
$100-$150 per donation visit
. Donating 1-2 times per week, donors earn an average of $4000 in 6 months.
Do you get paid for donating blood?
In practice,
nobody really pays for blood
, said Mario Macis, an economist at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School who has studied incentives for blood donation. “Even though it's legal, it's still considered not totally moral or ethical to pay cash to blood donors.”
Why can't I donate blood if I lived in Germany?
The ban was meant to prevent transmission of a deadly brain disease commonly known as “mad cow disease.”
Army Veteran Elizabeth “Liz” Zemba, after donating blood. The fatal disease is believed to be acquired by consuming contaminated beef. U.S. bases at the time sourced potentially tainted beef from the United Kingdom.
