I had Hepatitis A when I was younger.  Can I donate blood?
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"If you had hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) caused by a virus, or unexplained jaundice (yellow discoloration of the skin), since age 11, you are not eligible to donate blood. This includes those who had hepatitis with Cytomegalovirus (CMV), or Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), the virus that causes Mononucleosis. \n\nAcceptable if you had jaundice or hepatitis caused by something other than a viral infection, for example: medications, Gilbert's disease, bile duct obstruction, alcohol, gallstones or trauma to the liver. \n\nIf you ever tested positive for hepatitis B or hepatitis C , at any age, you are not eligible to donate, even if you were never sick or jaundiced from the infection."\n\nhttp://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.html
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You can go to a local hospital to get a hepatitis B shot.Don't wait because you'll have to redo the shots.
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hepatitis B is a disease that can be acquired thru unprotected sex, blood transfusion, needle sharing (drug users...exposure to blood)or organ transplant from infected individual.\nYour test will be non-reactive at a certain point. your body is producing antibodies to each hepatitis marker and they will be the determinant factor if you are still infectious or not. sadly, there is no known cure for hepatitis B. although your test may show negative to the antigen, you can still be a carrier.\nthe best way is to live a healthy life. as long as your body is healthy, you have little to worry. \nand the most important thing is...consult your doctor and have him do a work-up.
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Find, then Go to a Medical University Center that has a department devoted to Hepatitis.\nThen check out the fnancial options available including Charity Care
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blood brothers are an interesting concept - whilst the small amount of blood shared is unlikely to cause any transfusion reactions - it may transmit HIV or Hepatitis, but there is a strange case in Switzerland where a group of girls developed antibodies despite never having been transfused or pregnant/ it was eventually discovered that they had had a blood sisters pact and shared each others blood and had subsequently developed red cell antibodies to the blood they had mixed.
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Patients suffering from Hepatitis, don't become cured they loose the jaundice  as their liver fights off the conditions that weakened the organ in the first place, but the Hepatitis bug remains in their blood indefinitely. After suffering this disease the first time, your body will build up an immunity against it, but you wouldn't be curred. If sometime in the future you were to eat poorly, not get adequate rest, and wear yourself down, Hepatitis could attack your liver again and jaundice and effects of a weakened  liver could resurface again.  That is the main reason why Blood donors may not have ever had Hepatitis.
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Go check out this support group on yahoo; it is for autoimmune hepatitis and it has over 200 members signed up. They seem fairly active in their message posting.\nhttp://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autoimmune_Hepatitis/\n\nI don't have hepatitis, but I have a bad kidney disease that seems to be autoimmune. Had a kidney transplant in March.\n\nTake care.
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I believe it is a personal choice, I give blood as i am B positive, I am also on the bone marrow transplant reg, i have left my innards to ever who wants them,  Over the years I have donated over 50 pints of blood.\nYour question is very deep, peoples beliefs are precious to them, think of all the people that want to donate, blood and organs can not because of health issues and religion.\n Two questions for you do you give Blood/plasma are you on the donor register,\nAs my friend can not give blood anymore every other pint i donate i do it for her.
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Supposedly you're infectious for up to 18 months after (but I think it's a bunch of bull...it's typically not that long).\n\nYes, you can donate blood.  I've had mono, and donate blood & platelets all the time.
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Remember to practice safe sex, using a good grade condom. Make sure that you have had the vaccine for Hepatitis A and B. For C it is very rare to aquire thru sex. The link will give you much info on all three types.
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You don't really "register" to become a blood donor. You just go to a blood drive or red cross center and donate. Call 1-800-GIVE LIFE to find one. You will be asked a long list of screening questions to make sure you are eligible to donate.\n\nOn your first donation they'll put you in their computer system, and eventually send you a donor card in the mail, but the card is really more for your reference, to keep track of when you've donated. They will ask you all the same screening questions every time you go, whether you are a regular donor or not.\n\nGiving blood is quick and easy. By far the longest part of the whole thing is just waiting your turn, and then going through the screening questions. \n\nJust make sure you have eaten that day (but not right before) and especially be sure you are well hydrated. Down lots of water. Without eating or drinking first you could become dizzy or nauseated, but as long as you're properly prepared you should be in and out quickly, feeling fine.
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you dont know you have it intill like a year. you start to lose a lot of wieght. You couch a lot and breath heavy and when you talk you couch a lot. i only know this because i watched this video with a 16 year old boy who had aids. he had it for 5 years. when he was 13 he found out. he wasnt doing anything with any body but he got blood transferd to him for another person who had aids that did know he had aids and the 16 year old boy didnt know that blood had aids in it. thats how he got it. but if you think you have it you should go to a doctor because thats the best thing to do. we really dont know,only the doctors and you can trust them. GOOD LUCK! =)
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I give blood all the time but I never have gotten paid for it. It isn't unheard of thugh. Otherwise, I've always had a good experience with it. You could pass out and depending on the person doing it you could get bruising around the area and there are always very small risks of infections. It's bad if you're anemic but they test for that before hand. If you d, be sure to eat first fruits/grains and sweets are good and they usually provide cookies. Also drink a lot of water or juice. The only things that have ever happened to me was being really tired for like an hour afterwards.
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I don't think so. You aren't allowed to have any type of permanent blood-borne disease, so I would think that hepatitis C would DQ someone. You don't want medics afraid to do thier work on the battlefield because of fear of HIV/hepC ect, and likewise you don't want to worry about that medic having those diseases either.
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http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Hepatitis/wwwboard.html\ncheck out this chat board, sign up and ask questions. ;)
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Get an organ donor card from any hospital or health centre.\n\nOtherwise I don't think there is anywhere in the UK where living people can donate their livers.