What happens when two blood types mix?

Answer 1

type "O" which really is zero, means that no antigens are present, it is the universal donor. anyone can take it in without difficulty. there are no antigens which would cause clotting or problems. type "AB" means that you already have both antigens, so you are the universal acceptor. any blood given to you, type A or B, won't hurt you since you already have those antigens. Type "O" has none, so that's good too. the Rh factors will further complicate things, but the ABO blood typing system is that simple. If you are a vampire, other probems might arise.

Answer 2

No, you can't mix blood types. It is too dangerous.

What you have to worry about is called "agglutination." This is when the red blood cells clump together. With enough of a mixture, all the capillaries will get blocked and can lead to multi-organ failure and death. All blood types have different antibodies that don't get along with each other. They destroy each others red blood cells and the result is something called "clumping".

Answer 3

Different blood types have different proteins on the blood cells. Type A has one protein, tybe B has another, type AB has both, and type O has none. You can not give someone blood with a different protein on it than their body is used to. The body will not recognize it and the immune system will attack it as if it were a bacteria. There are some types you can mix, though.

Type O blood can be given to anyone because there are no proteins.

People with type AB blood can receive any blood type becasue the body is used to A and B.

Answer 4

Blood type O- has long been known as the universal donator. This is because O- has no antigens, being accepted by all other blood types as something that is not foreign to the body. It is also Rh negative, meaning that it can be accepted by both positive and negative patients. On the flip side, blood type AB+ is the universal acceptor. Because individuals with AB blood have antibodies for both A and B blood and are Rh positive, they can accept any type of blood without problem.

O-

• Can receive from: O-
• Can give to: All blood types

O+

• Can receive from: O+, O-
• Can give to: O+, A+, B+, AB+

A-

• Can receive from: O-, A-
• Can give to: A-, A+, AB-, AB+

A+

• Can receive from: O-, O+, A-, A+
• Can give to: A+, AB+

B-

• Can receive from: O-, B-
• Can give to: B-, B+, AB-, AB+

AB-

• Can receive from: O-, A-, B-, AB-
• Can give to: AB-, AB+

AB+

• Can receive from: All blood types
• Can give to: AB+

Answer 5

Blood type O can donate blood to all of the other blood types. Blood type A can donate to A and AB. Blood type B can donate to B and AB. Blood type AB is called the universal receiver. It cannot donate to any other type, but can receive from any of them.

Answer 6

There are different blood types such as A+/A-, B+/B-, O+/O-, and AB+/AB-. Certain blood types are incompatible with each other, meaning that they cannot be mixed. However most blood types can except O+ blood.

Answer 7

When two bloods types mix they can begin to clump together.