Yes. They will want you to have recovered from it, and be healthy, but that is fine. Shingles isn't 'in' your blood. You will have to have had no piercings/tattoos in the last year, gone out of the country in the last year, and be above the weight limit, but otherwise, you should be good to go. go give blood!
Current eligibility guidelines for potential volunteer blood donors with prior or current varicella virus infection/exposure are as follows:
If not previously infected, defer 21 days after exposure. Otherwise accept. Defer for active infection until 1 week after lesions resolved. If injected with VZIG (varicella immune globulin) post-exposure, defer 2 months.
I'm unsure what you're asking. Donating blood won't cause shingles in the person donating blood. If the person donating blood has an active shingles infection they won't allow blood donation at that time. Once the outbreak subsides the blood should be safe to donate. Tell the phlebotomist about the shingles infection, though.
No, you should not donate plasma with hpv. This can transmit hpv to those needing plasma-based products. If you are discovered to be donating with hpv or any other std, you will be permanently banned on the National Donor Database, and never allowed to donate blood, plasma, organs, tissue or sperm.
No.
HPV is not in your blood.
Yes, you can donate blood while taking meloxicam. You cannot donate blood if you are taking antibiotics.
Yes, they also have the right to donate their blood.
can a diabetic donate blood
Blood type AB can only donate to another AB type. Blood type O+ can be given to anyone, but a blood type like A or B or AB can only be donated to a person who has the same exact blood type as the person who is donating their blood.
Males are tested for HPV just like females. The test is a blood test.
You donate roughly 1 quart when you donate blood.Edit 3/18/2013 20:19: The answer above is false. You donate a pint of blood (0.5 quarts).
Blood group A can donate and receive blood from blood group A. Blood group B can donate and receive blood from blood group B. Blood group AB can donate only to blood group AB and receive from any other blood group (they are universal recipent) Blood group O can donate to any other blood group ( they are universal donor) and can receive from only blood group O.
You can't donate blood if you have HIV, or are taking medication or doing drugs.
In blood banks. Just make sure you make reservations before you donate.