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Type AB blood has both A and B antigens on its red blood cells, so it can receive A or B donor blood without the immune system reacting. Type A blood only has A antigens, so it can only receive A or O donor blood to avoid an immune response.

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What blood type is a universal donor and what blood type is a universal receiver?

The universal donor blood type is O negative. This blood type can be given to individuals of any blood type. The universal receiver blood type is AB positive. This blood type can receive blood from individuals of any blood type.


Why is type A blood considered the universal donor?

No, AB is a universal recipient, and can only be given to other people with type AB blood. O is a universal donor but can only receive O, A can only receive A and can only be given to A and AB, and B can only receive B and be given to B and AB.


What blood can type O safely receive?

Not taking Rh Factor into consideration, O is the universal donor. All blood types can receive type O. For information, AB is the universal recipient. They can take any blood type. Remember, this excludes the Rh Factor.


Can a person with A type blood donate to a person with B type?

Blood group A and also blood group O can. Blood group O can donate blood to any blood group- universal donor.


If I have type O blood would I be a universal Donor, or recipient?

People who have type O blood are universal donors, but not universal recipients. They can donate to anyone, but can only receive blood from another type O person. This is why type O blood is always in great demand by blood banks.


Which blood type cannot receive Antigens?

Individuals with blood type O cannot receive antigens from other blood types because they have both anti-A and anti-B antibodies in their plasma. This means that if they receive blood from a type A, B, or AB donor, their immune system will attack the foreign antigens, leading to a potentially serious transfusion reaction. Therefore, type O is known as the universal donor, but it can only receive type O blood.


Is blood type o the universal donor?

Yes, type O blood is considered universal because they can donate to all other blood types. It is also the most common blood type. They only can receive blood from another type O person.


Can a A positive blood be given safely to a O positive blood and why?

No because type O blood is the universal donor type meaning they can give anyone blood but they can only receive blood from type O people.


What are the blood group matches men having O?

Only O-. It is the universal donor, but cannot receive any other blood type.


Why is O blood called universal donor?

only O negative blood is called the universal donor. This is because people with this blood type have the ability to donate their blood to ANY other blood type. Blood donation is a complex process and only certain types can receive certain types. O neg is the one blood type that can give to anyone (however, they can only RECEIVE from O neg)


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


Who can a person with 0- blood donate to?

Everyone (any blood type) O negative is known as the universal donor. They can only receive O negative.