What is likely to occur if a person with type O blood receives a transfusion of type B blood?

Answer 1

Blood type O has res blood cells with no antigents on them. This means that witin the blood antibodies that bind A and B antigens are present. A blood and B blood are so named besause the red blood cells within it have A and B antigents ony their cell membranes. This means that if this type of blood is put into an O type person then the recipients antibodies will bind the donor red blooc cells and make clumps od them which are not only useless but also cause the threat of blocking major arteries. A more detailed explanation can be found in my answer to a similar question at http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_is_blood_type_o_a_universal_doner

Answer 2

It would not be good, and the person could die depending on how much blood was given. The O type blood doesn't have any "nutrients" in it that an A blood type does. Therefore, a O person cannot receive anything but O blood.

Answer 3

You can kill a person by giving them the wrong blood -- the persons body would react to the blood as a foreign invader (bacteria) and start fighting it off. I am attaching a link to an interactive blood donation game that is quick and fun -- but will also help you understand how it works in less than 5 minutes.

Answer 4

Type O blood has antigens for both type A and type B blood cells.

So, the antibodies will begin attacking the transfused blood, resulting in hemolysis of the red blood cells (destruction of blood cells), as well as agglutination.

The person will suffer acute hemolytic shock, and possibly renal failure and/or death.

Answer 5

When incompatible types are mixed, the red blood cells clump, and that this immunological reaction occurs when the receiver of a blood transfusion has antibodies against the donor blood cells. (Including Rh factor).

Answer 6

Absolutely nothing. Although AB blood can only be transfused to AB individuals, to have a blood type of AB positive is considered the universal recipient. These people can get A,B, AB, or O units of blood without risk oftransfusion reactions.

Answer 7

This person should only receive blood from a person of the same blood group. If the person did get this transfusion, a hemolytic transfusion reaction will occur after a secondtransfusion from the same Rh+. This person is now has made D antibodies and those will cause the blood to clot.

Answer 8

The blood will clot, the person will get sick and most likely die.

Answer 9

nothing because AB is universal recipent.