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Old 29-12-2007, 19:23   #20
MargaretR
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Re: give em ya blood!

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Originally Posted by blazey View Post
There was an incident around 1980 where loads of blood got contaminated with HIV, I wonder if maybe that's the reason?
Screening of blood for hepatitis C wasn't done until mid 70s - that's how Anita Roddick got it, by transfusion during a caesarian.
Since then we have had the problems of HIV and BSE
So the screening methods need updating continuously as new threats emerge.
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