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Can people with parkinson's donate plasma?
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Yes: There is no blood problems in Parkinson's and hence you can definitely donate plasma if you don't have any other reasons that you can't donate blood for.
Answered 12/14/2017
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Yes: Pd is not infectious so there should be no contra indication to donate.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Yes: Check with your blood transfusion service. It's not an infectious disease so it should not be a problem.
Answered 9/28/2016
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