Wait, wtf. The 3rd paragraph makes no sense and doesn’t elaborate. It makes it sound like the infection waits until you try to give blood and then strikes. ‘oh you want to help people? fuck you have a stroke right now’
Donated blood is tested for various diseases before it can be used. Many people will not know they have these diseases until their blood is tested specially for them, which often won’t happen until they donate blood.
I’m a person who’s got very good insurance and had plenty of normal blood tests, but the only times my blood has been tested for Chagas are the many times I’ve donated blood, for which I received cookies, juice, movie tickets and once a UCLA blanket but never money. It’s also a question on the donation screening, “have you ever tested positive…” but I wasn’t aware of the testing until I read the article. If you didn’t have a noticeable reaction to the initial infection, you wouldn’t think to get tested for it.
Wait, wtf. The 3rd paragraph makes no sense and doesn’t elaborate. It makes it sound like the infection waits until you try to give blood and then strikes. ‘oh you want to help people? fuck you have a stroke right now’
Donated blood is tested for various diseases before it can be used. Many people will not know they have these diseases until their blood is tested specially for them, which often won’t happen until they donate blood.
People who don’t have insurance only get blood tests when something’s VERY wrong or they’re trying to “donate” (sell) plasma.
I’m a person who’s got very good insurance and had plenty of normal blood tests, but the only times my blood has been tested for Chagas are the many times I’ve donated blood, for which I received cookies, juice, movie tickets and once a UCLA blanket but never money. It’s also a question on the donation screening, “have you ever tested positive…” but I wasn’t aware of the testing until I read the article. If you didn’t have a noticeable reaction to the initial infection, you wouldn’t think to get tested for it.