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How can someone receive the hiv virus from a blood transfusion?
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VERY difficult: Donated blood is very carefully tested for infectious diseases prior to release for transfusion. Red cross currently reports risk as 1 case per 1-1.5million units transfused. For more info on this and other infectious disease transmission rates, see: http://www.Redcrossblood.Org/hospitals/infectious-disease-testing.
Answered 4/30/2013
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