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| CONDITIONS |
TIMING OF DONATION |
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| A |
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| Acne vulgaris |
3 weeks after healing |
| Acupuncture |
12 months |
| Age |
16-65 yrs. Old (16-17 need parental consent) |
| Alcoholism, chronic |
Never |
| Alcohol intake |
12 hours after last alcohol intake |
| Allergies (severe) |
Never |
| Anemia, iron deficiency |
After treatment with Hemoglobin of > 125 g/L |
| Anemia, any other cause |
Never |
| Appendectomy |
12 months after surgery |
| Arthritis |
Anytime of not on drugs |
| Asthma, mild |
Anytime of not on drugs |
| Asthma, severe |
Never |
| Autoimmune diseases like SLE |
Never |
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| B |
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| BCG vaccine |
2 weeks |
| Bilharzia (schistosomiasis) |
Never |
| Biopsy |
Benign and healed, After 12 months |
| Blood disease other than iron deficiency anemia |
Never |
| Blood Pressure |
Acceptable: 90 - 150 Hg systolic |
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60 - 90 Hg diastolic |
| Blood transfusion |
12 months after receiving transfusion |
| Boils |
3 months after recovery |
| Bronchiectasis |
Never |
| Bronchitis, acute |
1 month after recovery |
| Bronchitis, chronic |
Anytime if symptom free |
| Brucellosis |
Never |
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| C |
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| Chicken pox |
At least 3 weeks from onset |
| Childbirth |
9 months or 3 months after weaning, which |
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ever is longer |
| Chagas disease |
Never |
| Cholecystitis |
3 months after recovery |
| Cholecystectomy |
12 months after recovery |
| Cholera vaccine |
Anytime, if symptom free, afebrile |
| Colitis, simple |
3 weeks after recovery |
| Colitis, ulcerative |
Never |
| Common cold |
3 weeks after recovery |
| Concussion, mild |
3 months after recovery |
| Concussion, severe |
Never |
| Contact of infectious disease |
1 month, except hepatitis |
| Convulsions |
Never |
| Coronary heart disease |
Never |
| Cystitis |
3 weeks |
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| D |
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| Dengue fever |
1 month after recovery |
| Dental surgery, minor |
12 months after healing |
| Dental surgery, major |
12 months after healing |
| Dermatitis |
Defer until skin lesions have completely healed |
| Diabetes, diet controlled |
Anytime |
| Diabetes, on insulin |
Never |
| Diptheria |
6 months after recovery |
| Diverticulosis |
Anytime |
| DPT and DT vaccine |
Anytime, if symptom free and afebrile |
| Drugs, prohibited |
Never |
| Dysentery, amoebicbacillary |
3 months after recovery |
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| E |
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| Ear holing |
12 months |
| Embolism |
Never |
| Emphysema |
Never |
| Encephalitis |
6 months after recovery |
| Epilepsy |
Never |
| Epistaxis |
anytime is hemoglobin satisfactory |
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| F |
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| Fainting spells |
Refer to a physician |
| Febrile illness, acute |
2 - 3 weeks after recovery |
| Fracture, major |
6 months after healing |
| Fracture, minor |
6 weeks after healing |
| Fracture, trivial |
Anytime |
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| G |
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| Gallstone |
3 months after attack |
| Gastrectomy, gastroenterostomy |
12 months |
| Gastroenteritis |
1 month after recovery |
| Glandular Fever |
6 months after recovery |
| Glaucoma |
After treatment |
| Gonorrhea |
Never |
| Gout |
If quiescent |
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| H |
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| Haemochromatosis |
For therapeutic bleeding only |
| Haematuria |
After recovery |
| Haemorrhoidectomy |
12 months after recovery |
| Hay fever |
anytime, if symptom free |
| Head injuries, minor/severe |
See "concussion" |
| Helminthiasis |
1 month after recovery |
| Hepatitis, exposure to close household contact |
12 months if HBsAg negative |
| Hepatitis A, infectious |
12 months after recovery |
| Hepatitis B |
Never not unless HBsAg negative and |
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Bag positive |
| Hepatitis B, contact (sexual/parental) |
1 month is Bag negative |
| Hepatitis B vaccine |
anytime, if symptom free and afebrile |
| Herpes zoster |
When healed |
| High risk occupation, like prostitution |
Never |
| Hydatid disease |
6 months after recovery |
| Hysterectomy |
12 months after recovery |
| Hypertension |
> 160 / 100, never |
| Hyperthyroidism |
Anytime if not on drugs |
| Hypotension |
< 90 / 60, never |
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| I |
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| Infection, superficial |
When healed or at least 5 days after end |
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of treatment |
| Influenza |
3 weeks after recovery |
| Influenza, contact |
3 days |
| Influenza, vaccine |
Anytime, if symptom free and afebrile |
| Injuries, major |
6 months after recovery |
| Injuries, minor |
3 months after recovery |
| Intoxication |
See "alcohol intake" |
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| J |
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| Jaundice, obstructive |
12 months after recovery |
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| L |
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| Leptospirosis |
12 months after recovery |
| Lipids, high serum |
Never |
| Lung abscess |
Never |
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| M |
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| Malaria |
3 years after treatment |
| Malignant disease |
Never |
| Measles (Rubeola) |
6 weeks after recovery |
| Measles vaccine |
2 weeks after |
| Medications |
See separate listing |
| Meningitis |
6 months after recovery and if no history of fits |
| Migraine |
Anytime, if not on drugs |
| Miscarriage, spontaneous |
3 months after recovery |
| Multiple sclerosis |
Never |
| Mumps |
3 weeks after recovery |
| Mumps vaccine |
2 weeks after |
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| N |
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| Nephritis, acute |
6 months after recovery |
| Nephritis, chronic |
Never |
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| O |
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| Operations, major |
12 months after recovery |
| Operations, minor |
12 months after recovery |
| Operations, trivial |
12 months after recovery |
| Oral polio vaccine |
2 weeks after |
| Osteomyelitis |
6 months after recovery |
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| P |
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| Paget's disease |
Never |
| Pancreatitis |
6 months after recovery |
| Peptic ulcer |
12 months |
| Peritonitis |
6 months after recovery |
| Phlebitis |
3 months after recovery |
| Pneumothorax |
6 months after recovery |
| Poliomyelitis |
12 months |
| Polio vaccine, injectable |
Anytime, if symptom free and afebrile |
| Polycythemia |
For therapeutic bleeding only |
| Pregnancy |
see "childbirth" |
| Previous donation |
At least 3 months |
| Prolonged bleeding |
Never |
| Psychiatric disorder |
Never |
| Pulse Rate |
Anytime if 50 - 100 beats / minute |
| Pyelitis |
see "cystitis" |
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| Q |
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| Q fever |
Never |
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| R |
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| Renal colic |
Anytime, if symptom free |
| Respiratory infection |
3 weeks after recovery |
| Rabies vaccine |
12 months |
| Raynaud's disease |
Never |
| Rheumatic Fever |
Never |
| Rheumatism |
anytime, if not on drugs |
| Rickettsia |
Never |
| Rubella (German measles) |
6 weeks after recovery |
| Rubella contact |
3 weeks |
| Rubella immunization |
1 month |
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| S |
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| Sarcoidosis |
Never |
| Scarlet Fever |
3 weeks after recovery |
| Schistosomiasis |
See "Bilharzia" |
| septicemia |
6 months after recovery |
| Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) |
Never |
| Skin Cancer |
Never |
| Small pox vaccine |
2 weeks |
| Snake Bite |
3 months after recovery |
| Syphilis |
Never |
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| T |
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| Tattooing |
12 months |
| Temperature |
Anytime if 37°C |
| Tetanus |
6 months after recovery |
| Thrombophlebitis |
3 months after recovery |
| Thyroidectomy |
12 months after recovery |
| Thyrotoxicosis |
Never |
| Tonsilitis |
3 weeks after recovery |
| Tonsillectomy |
12 months after recovery |
| Tooth extraction |
12 months after recovery |
| Toxoplasmosis |
6 months after recovery |
| Transfusion |
See "blood transfusion" |
| Tuberculosis |
2 years after recovery / treatment |
| Typhoid and para-typhoid vaccine |
Anytime, if symptom free, afebrile |
| Typhus |
For plasma only |
| Typhus vaccine |
Anytime, if symptom free, afebrile |
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| U |
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| Underweight |
Never if under 45 kg. Between 45-50 kg., |
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collect 250 ml. |
| Unexplained weight loss of more than 5 kg. |
Never |
| over six months |
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| URTI |
3 weeks after recovery |
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| V |
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| * Vaccination |
See type of vaccine received |
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| Y |
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| Yellow fever vaccine |
2 weeks |
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