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Could organ and blood donation cause prion disease?
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No: Donating blood or organ does not cause prion disease.
Answered 6/17/2021
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Not for donor: A donor of an organ or blood cannot be infected with a prion disease. An organ recipient can become infected with a prion disease if the donor suffered from that disease. For example, until this was recognized and screening initiatted, it was possible to transmit creutzfeld-jacob disease through cornea transplant.
Answered 12/20/2013
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