blood types. types there are 4 different blood types there are 4 different blood types a b ab ab o
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Blood TypesBlood Types
Types Types
There are 4 different blood typesThere are 4 different blood types AA BB ABAB oo
TypesTypes
These can either be positive or These can either be positive or negative depending on the genes negative depending on the genes passed down to youpassed down to you
This is important due to the type of This is important due to the type of blood you have, will determine what blood you have, will determine what type of blood you can “accept” type of blood you can “accept”
O negative is the “Universal donor”O negative is the “Universal donor” AB postive is the “Universal accepter”AB postive is the “Universal accepter”
What determines What determines
Genes passed down from your Genes passed down from your parents will determine what blood parents will determine what blood type you aretype you are
Because anti bodies can identify Because anti bodies can identify some blood types and will attack some blood types and will attack these, some blood types can not these, some blood types can not accept from other blood typesaccept from other blood types
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What happens if you get the What happens if you get the wrong blood type?wrong blood type?
Because people who need a blood Because people who need a blood transfusion are already usually ill it can transfusion are already usually ill it can have terrible effectshave terrible effects
The bodies immune system will attack the The bodies immune system will attack the new blood typenew blood type
This means that the person will have a This means that the person will have a reaction as if they are infected reaction as if they are infected
It also means they wont get what they It also means they wont get what they need from the blood and can make them need from the blood and can make them very sickvery sick
News article News article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/651http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/651
7137.stm7137.stm Do you think this is a good thing? Do you think this is a good thing?
Why or why not? Would you allow Why or why not? Would you allow scientists to put this new blood in scientists to put this new blood in you?you?