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Yes, people with type O blood can donate to anyone.

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What are the four blood types and which is the universal donor and which is the universal recipient?

The four blood types are A, B, AB, and O. The universal donor is O and the universal recipient is AB


is A positive blood a universal donor type?

O negative is the universal donor because when O+ve blood group is transfused to -ve blood group recipient, antibodies are produced which causes hemolysis of Rh +ve labelled blood cells. When O-ve blood is transfused to Rh +ve recipient, no antibodies are produced as donor blood has no Rh factor present on blood cells, so no transfusion reaction occurs. Thus, O -ve is universal donor.


Does your blood type effect you in any way?

i would not think so but if you transfer your blood to someone els with an incompatible blood type it could kill them.Donor O-, Recipient compatible with any type.Donor O+, Recipient compatible with O+, A+, B+, AB+; incompatible with O-, A-, B-, AB-.Donor A-, Recipient compatible with A-, A+, AB-, AB+; incompatible with O-, O+, B-, B+.Donor A+, Recipient compatible with A+, AB+; incompatible with O-, O+, A-, B-, B+, AB-.Donor AB-, Recipient compatible with AB-, AB+ onlyDonor AB+, Recipient compatible wit AB+ only.


Can AB donor be transfuse into a type O recipient?

While type O blood is known as being the universal donor, it is not a universal recipient. Type O blood can be transfused into any other blood type, but someone with type O blood could only receive a transfusion of type O blood.


What is the universial recipient blood type?

ab


Can a person with O blood group donates his blood to an A blood group?

O Rh- is the universal donor and AB Rh- is the universal recipient of all blood types.


What type of donor blood that will not induce a transfusion reaction from type b?

If the recipient has type B blood, they can receive either type B or type O blood. If the donor blood is type B, then the recipient can be either type B or type AB


Can an individual with o blood group donates his blood to a blood group person?

O Rh- is the universal donor and AB Rh- is the universal recipient of all blood types.


How can the blood group O transfer their blood to the blood group A though the former has an Antibody A?

Because the blood cells from the O-group donor have no antigens which would react with the A-antibodies in the recipient.


What blood type do you need to be to donate organs?

Any, the recipient must be the same blood type as the donor.


Can a person with type A blood safely donate blood to person having type O blood?

No, to donate blood safely the donor and the recipient have to have the same blood type.


Can a person with O blood type donate to anyone?

Yes, blood type O is known as the universal donor, but consideration must also be given to whether the donor and recipient are Rhesus compatible.