Who cannot be a organ donor?

Answer 1

• Not feeling well for any reason, until symptoms are over.
• Cold, sore throat, respiratory infection, flu, until symptoms are over.
• Difficulty of breathing, shortness of breath, Asthma, no difficulty breathing on day of donation.
• Antibiotics, two days after treatment is over if taken for infection.
• Blood transfusion, one year after receiving blood.
• Full-term pregnancy, six weeks after delivery.
• Abortion or miscarriage, six weeks if after the first trimester (12 weeks).
• Surgery, serious injury, when healing is completed.
• Dental work, seventy-two hours after root canal or after extraction of tooth.
• Sexually transmitted disease: Venereal disease, chlamydia, genital herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea.
• Have had sex with a male or female prostitute within the past twelve months..
• Open-heart surgery, three years after surgery.
• Measles, mumps, chicken pox, three weeks from day of exposure.
• Tuberculosis (T.B.), two years after completion of treatment.
• Aspirin.
• Sniffed cocaine or any other restricted drugs within last 12 months.
• A woman who is menstruating, (safer to donate a week after it).

Permanent Reasons. Please do not give blood if you:

• Have used narcotic drugs by intravenous route (injecting directly in the vein), even once.
• If you are suffering from conditions like hemophilia , Thallasemia or any other blood disorder.
• Had a positive antibody test for HIV (aids virus).
• If you are a commercial sex worker.
• Have had hepatitis any time after your eleventh birthday.
• Have had cancer.
• Have multiple sclerosis.
• If ever had myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass surgery.
• Have had a stroke.
• Have had Chagas disease.

Answer 2

The following categories of people should avoid giving blood:

1. Pregnant or lactating women, or those who have recently had an abortion.
2. Persons who are on steroids, hormonal supplements or certain specified medication
3. Persons with multiple sexual partners or those who are addicted to drugs
4. Persons who have had an attack of infection like jaundice, rubella, typhoid or malaria.
5. Persons who have undergone surgery in the previous six months.
6. Persons who have consumed alcohol in the 24 hours prior to donation
7. Women should avoid donation during their menstruating period.
8. Those who have undergone various vaccinations should avoid donation for the corresponding period specified below:

   Type of VaccineThe period in which donation should be avoided.

   Hepatitis B6 months

   Live vaccines2 weeks

   Killed vaccines48 Hours

   Rabies1 year

9. Persons with any systemic disease like Heart disease, kidney disease, liver problems, blood disorders or asthma should NOT donate blood.
10. Persons suffering from infections transmitted through transfusions like HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis etc should Not donate blood.

Answer 3

There are numerous reasons why someone wouldn't be able to donate their organs, but most of the time people are able to donate their body to science for medical research and education.

Though there are vast differences between organ donation and whole body donation, both are incredibly important to furthering medical research and education and in saving lives. I work for a whole body donation program, Science Care and we are one of the few programs of our kind that allows organ donors to also be whole body donors.

Answer 4

Anyone who is likely to survive the surgery, who is likely to comply with the drug regime, who can adapt psychologically, who does not have HIV/AIDS or mad-cow disease (vCJD) and who is likely to have a good outcome.