Question 1

is it okay that i swallowed someone else's blood?

Accepted Answer

This is not a: Healthy behavior as you are ingesting potential viruses ; bacteria if their blood carries any infections.

Question 2

what happens if someone elses blood gets on your skin?

Accepted Answer

That depends: Likely nothing unless there is a break to the skin. If the skin is broken, germs could be transmitted. If someone's blood ends up on your intact skin - wash with warm water and soap and then dry.

Question 3

can someone donate 3 pints of blood and still be ok?

Accepted Answer

Survive? Yes. Recc?: No. The 'double red' procedure removes two units of red blood cells, but returns the other blood components (plasma/platelets). Loss of 3 units (/pints) of blood happens in surgery and trauma often, and the body recovers over several days to cpl weeks. That is a strain and not recommended as a healthy / voluntary activity.

Question 4

must i tell someone right away if i am passing blood?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If you are talking about rectal bleeding, certainly you should have this investigated.  While it may be something as simple as a hemorrhoid or small tear, it is also a symptom of more severe problems such as inflammatory bowel disease, an infection of the intestines, or even cancer.

Question 5

can someone please tell me what blood results mean in more details if i send them to you?

Accepted Answer

No: It is wrong to try and interpret the meaning of blood test results out of the context of a history and physical exam. Your doctor can, and will discuss any results that are abnormal. There is no blood test that can diagnose a disease or exclude one without the proper context.

Question 6

someone was hitting people with a thumbtack with just wuick punctures and he got me. should i be worried about getting a blood transmitted disease? 15

Accepted Answer

Tetanus shot: any time you get a puncture wound from anything metal you should have it looked at by a doctor..you might need a tetanus shot

Question 7

if someone vomits some blood but had a normal upper endoscopy. what else could it be?

Accepted Answer

Small tear: In a young man  if blood with vomiting and negative egd- there is possibility you had a tear that may have healed by the time you had test. If there are no  varices that are swollen  blood vessels in the esophagus.

Question 8

what can i get infected by someone blood

Accepted Answer

Lots of things: The more important infections transmitted through contact with blood and body fluids are hiv, hepatitis b and c. West nile virus, malaria, babesia, chagas disease, syphilis, cjd, cmv, ebv, and bacteria etc. Can be transmitted through blood transfusion. See the site below for more info

http://www.Cdc.Gov/niosh/topics/bbp/.

Question 9

what can someone do to obtain their blood type?

Accepted Answer

Blood test: It is a simple blood test and your doctor can order it. If you are healthy enough to donate blood, contact your local blood center and offer to donate blood. If you are found to be eligible to donate, they will do blood group typing and you can ask them for the results.

Question 10

can i sell my child's cord blood to someone needs it.

Accepted Answer

Doubt it: I believe there are federal laws that prevent selling of biological materials like the cord blood.Many cord blood banks pay for the acquisition and processing of this material to make it available for anyone who needs it, at cost. If you paid to have your kids processed &amp; stored it is yours,but rules that cover body parts like kidneys would likely prohibit such sales.You might be able to donate it

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