o- blood type
simkin
that o neg blood is rare. Ok for the asain community the o neg may be
rare but that is a whole different reason. In the caucasain community o
neg is THE most common blood type. O neg is the universal donor to ALL
blood types. Which is why some individuals are called to donate O neg
blood. The most rare blood type is AB neg, for more trival info, AB
positive blood is the universal accepter of all blood types. Remember that
O neg is THE MOST COMMON blood type.
Just had to get that off my chest and to correct any scientific
misunderstandings.
O.K. I've stated my peace
Thanks I'm off the soap box now.
If anyone is interested in calling me on my info look into the news
groups of sci.med & sci.med.nursing
S.F. Jahn
: I am a nursing student and some one out there has the thinking
: rare but that is a whole different reason. In the caucasain community o
: neg is THE most common blood type. O neg is the universal donor to ALL
: blood types.
Are you _positive_? I could have sworn O+ is the most common and the
universal donor. Can you site a source?
Sarah Jahn
Cynthia Hunt
Indeed, o- is a universal donor, ie, any blood type can accept o- in an
emergency (I on the otherhand can only accept o- blood). But that is
simply poor logic to say that o-is the most common blood type. Being a
universal donor means that i get about 5 calls a month asking me to
donate. If it were the most common, they wouldn't be so desperate.
--
-cindy
I have no special gift. I am only passionately curious.
-Albert Einstein
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Grace Gooding
I am B+ and am under the impression that that blood type is more common
in the African-American community...I'm not...
(Would it be unusual for a guy with Chinese-born parents to be O-?)
-grace
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Grace Tallman Gooding
**I'm posting on a break from work, but... all opinions expressed here
are my own (as in, not necessarily those of my employer).**
J.M.Prisbylla
group which are two different gene sites. There are A and B genes.
If you have A only you are blood group A, B only blood group B, an A
gene and a B gene (one from each parent) you are blood group AB.
Blood group O is the absense of either A or B genes. The distribution
is as follows (in the US):
O- 46% A- 41% B-9% AB- 4%
O blood (because it has neither A or B antigens) can be given to
anyone and they should not form antibodies against it. This goes for
organ transplants also (Rh factor does not matter in organ
transplants, only blood).
Rh factor is either positive or negative, i.e.-you either have it or
you don't. 85% of whites and 90% of blacks are positive, and
therefore 15% of whites and 10% of blacks are negative. My Fischbach
Lab manual did not have statistics on asians, but they should be in
that range. So 10-15% of 46% of the population should be O-. (you do
the math)
As with blood types those who don't have the antigen (i.e. rh -) can
donate blood to anyone, so O- is the universal donor. It is also why
the blood bank calls you so often if you happen to be the blood type
and a blood donor :) In real life medical personal like a perfect
match rather than just give O- to everyone.
There you are, more than you every wanted to know about blood!
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+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
Jeanne Prisbylla "There's no body cavity you
pri...@world.std.com can't reach with a strong arm
S.F. Jahn
: Does anyone know the genetic frequencies for Asian blood types?
: I am B+ and am under the impression that that blood type is more common
: in the African-American community...I'm not...
: (Would it be unusual for a guy with Chinese-born parents to be O-?)
Here are some answers I got from people in sci.med: [edited emails follow]
Newsgroups: sci.med
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 11:34:27 -0800 (PST)
From: William Gembala <gem...@u.washington.edu>
To: "S.F. Jahn" <sfj...@tam2000.tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: Most common blood type?
The statistics for blood type are (by race):
Whites- A:40%; B:11%; AB:4%; O:45%
Blacks- A:27%; B:20%; AB:4%; O:49%
Native Am.- A:16%; B:4% ; AB:1%; O:79%
Asian- A:28%; B:27%; AB:5%; O:40%
O is called the "universal donor" because type O blood does not possess
any substances with trigger an anti-body reaction.
If Rh positive blood is introduced into Rh negative blood, then an
immunologic reaction may occur.
So, O- is the Universal Donor.
For more reading: Blood typing (ABO blood typing), Rh blood typing). By
David S Sobel and Tom Ferguson. The People's book of medical tests.
1985. p. 53.
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Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 11:22:08 -0800
From: Susan Spence <s...@best.com>
To: sfj...@tam2000.tamu.edu (S.F. Jahn)
Subject: Re: Most common blood type?
Newsgroups: sci.med
In article <4jnsr1$i...@news.tamu.edu> you wrote:
: Over in the X-files group, there is a little debate going on. A nursing
: student recently posted that the most common blood type and the Universal
: Donor is O-. I thought it was O+. All started by Mulder's questioning in
: the most recent episode of 3/29, "Hell Money"...
The most common blood type is O+. The "universal donor" blood type
is O-.
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Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 16:58:04 -0500 (EST)
From: Rich Wales <ri...@yank.kitchener.on.ca>
To: "S.F. Jahn" <sfj...@tam2000.tamu.edu>
Subject: Re: Most common blood type?
Sarah --
Replying to your news posting which I saw in "sci.med":
Over in the X-files group, there is a little debate going
on. A nursing student recently posted that the most common
blood type and the Universal Donor is O-.
The most common blood type in North America is O+.
However, the "universal donor" blood type is O-. A transfusion of O+
blood would not be at all healthy for an Rh-negative recipient.
Under normal circumstances, of course, a careful matching of donor and
recipient blood is performed. The "universal donor" issue only arises
when a transfusion must be done under emergency conditions (e.g., on a
battlefield).
Rich Wales <ri...@yank.kitchener.on.ca>
http://yank.kitchener.on.ca/~richw/
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Sig34romp
'sfj...@tam2000.tamu.edu (S.F. Jahn)' wrote:
>Here are some answers I got from people in sci.med: [edited emails follow]
>
>Newsgroups: sci.med
>Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 11:34:27 -0800 (PST)
>From: William Gembala <gem...@u.washington.edu>
>To: "S.F. Jahn" <sfj...@tam2000.tamu.edu>
>Subject: Re: Most common blood type?
>
>The statistics for blood type are (by race):
>
>Whites- A:40%; B:11%; AB:4%; O:45%
>Blacks- A:27%; B:20%; AB:4%; O:49%
>Native Am.- A:16%; B:4% ; AB:1%; O:79%
>Asian- A:28%; B:27%; AB:5%; O:40%
>
>O is called the "universal donor" because type O blood does not possess
>any substances with trigger an anti-body reaction.
>
>If Rh positive blood is introduced into Rh negative blood, then an
>immunologic reaction may occur.
>
>So, O- is the Universal Donor.
>
>For more reading: Blood typing (ABO blood typing), Rh blood typing). By
>David S Sobel and Tom Ferguson. The People's book of medical tests.
>1985. p. 53.
Yeah, its the universal donor, but if you have 0- you can ONLY recieve 0-.
It IS the rarest bloodtype.
terry king
Time for "simkin" to get back to those books. :) While "O" is the most
common blood *group* (out of O, A, and B), O-neg is NOT a common blood
*type* - only about 8% of the white population. O-negs are universal
donors, but (and it's a big But) can only *accept* O-neg blood
themselves.
Terry King | "Is that how the FBI finds all its criminals?
prea...@mit.edu | By relying on helpful Canadians?" - Due South
GSS/H v3.0 c++@ W++ N+++ M+$ t+ 5++ X++ R* b+++ DI++++ x? <*>
DNRC: Sublime Guardian of Paradox, Anachronism, and the Absurd
S.F. Jahn
: >Whites- A:40%; B:11%; AB:4%; O:45%
: >Blacks- A:27%; B:20%; AB:4%; O:49%
: >Native Am.- A:16%; B:4% ; AB:1%; O:79%
: >Asian- A:28%; B:27%; AB:5%; O:40%
: Yeah, its the universal donor, but if you have 0- you can ONLY recieve 0-.
: It IS the rarest bloodtype.
Geez, did you READ the above data? AB is obviously the "rarest".
*thumps her head against the wall*
Sarah
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Grace Gooding
>Sig34romp (cha...@usa.pipeline.com) wrote:
>: >Whites- A:40%; B:11%; AB:4%; O:45%
>: >Blacks- A:27%; B:20%; AB:4%; O:49%
>: >Native Am.- A:16%; B:4% ; AB:1%; O:79%
>: >Asian- A:28%; B:27%; AB:5%; O:40%
>
>: Yeah, its the universal donor, but if you have 0- you can ONLY recieve 0-.
>: It IS the rarest bloodtype.
>
>Geez, did you READ the above data? AB is obviously the "rarest".
>
>*thumps her head against the wall*
>Sarah
Yeah! It is the most "desired" blood, but not that uncommon. I worked at
a hospital blood bank and we had, lets see, a whole refrigerator full of
O, a couple-three shelves full of A, maybe one shelf full of B, and
half a shelf or less of AB.
Etsuo Yamane
<td...@axe.humboldt.edu> writes:
>
> I am a nursing student and some one out there has the thinking
>that o neg blood is rare. Ok for the asain community the o neg may be
>rare but that is a whole different reason. In the caucasain community
o
>neg is THE most common blood type. O neg is the universal donor to ALL
>blood types. Which is why some individuals are called to donate O neg
>blood. The most rare blood type is AB neg, for more trival info, AB
How rare is AB neg in the asian community? Cause i just found out
that I'm AB neg and I want to donate some blood but I have to be 18.
But I'm getting close. 16 in 13 days :).
Yui Yu...@ix.netcom.com
Moonbeam
>Sig34romp (cha...@usa.pipeline.com) wrote:
>: >Whites- A:40%; B:11%; AB:4%; O:45%
>: >Blacks- A:27%; B:20%; AB:4%; O:49%
>: >Native Am.- A:16%; B:4% ; AB:1%; O:79%
>: >Asian- A:28%; B:27%; AB:5%; O:40%
>: Yeah, its the universal donor, but if you have 0- you can ONLY recieve 0-.
>: It IS the rarest bloodtype.
>Geez, did you READ the above data? AB is obviously the "rarest".
>*thumps her head against the wall*
>Sarah
What they're saying is right as far as available blood for
transfusions- If you have O, you can only receive O. If you have AB,
you are a universal receipient and receive blood in an emergency from
A, B, AB, and O. Therefore, the AB person can receive blood from 100%
of the population. If you have B, you can receive from B and O. If
you have A, you can receive from A and O. Do the math and you'll see
that people with O blood type can receive blood from the smallest % of
the population.
Moonbeam
"What a piece of work is man, how noble in reason..."
George Sheppard
is a relative thing. A person with AB blood type is safest with
receiving AB blood, regardless of their status of "universal recipient".
There are dozens of other antigens to match for, other than A and B, and
the only sitution a blind blood transfusion is acceptable is transfusion
of O neg in an emergency, until more appropriate blood typing can be done.
--
--
George
Christopher J. Hawkins
> In the caucasain community
>o
>>neg is THE most common blood type
but negative rH factors are definitely rare.
Katherine
Jeff A. Harrell
Jahn) wrote:
>Sig34romp (cha...@usa.pipeline.com) wrote:
>: >Whites- A:40%; B:11%; AB:4%; O:45%
>: >Blacks- A:27%; B:20%; AB:4%; O:49%
>: >Native Am.- A:16%; B:4% ; AB:1%; O:79%
>: >Asian- A:28%; B:27%; AB:5%; O:40%
>
>: Yeah, its the universal donor, but if you have 0- you can ONLY recieve 0-.
>: It IS the rarest bloodtype.
>
>Geez, did you READ the above data? AB is obviously the "rarest".
>
>*thumps her head against the wall*
>Sarah
Hmm. According to your chart, AB _is_ the least common blood "type."
However, by the same logic, your chart states that O is the most common
"type." Does this mean that O- is also very common? Certainly not. I
confess to great ignorance in this particular area, but I _do_ know that
O- is considered to be rather rare. I know this because I _have_ type O-
blood.
Nothing personal, Sarah, but I usually look twice at anyone who displays a
chart, then uses the word "obviously." :)
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