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The short answer is that the Type B patient has antigens for that specific blood type, so when type A is mixed with the type B, the antibodies in the B blood kill the A blood cells, making it useless.

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Different Pathogens and Antigens in the blood. Type B have B Pathogens and A Antigens. This means that if an person with blood type A receives Blood type B blood, the Pathogens will be killed and the person will probably die due to blood clotting.

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What blood type is B negative compatible with?

If you have B- blood:You can give to people with: B+, B-, AB+, and AB-.You can recieve blood from people with: B- and O-.


Which of the following blood type can be given to a patient with B- blood?

blood type O can give to anyone because they are the universal donor. and blood type AB- can give to blood type AB-. *Another user says... Because the rhesus factor is negative, this blood type can receive any type of blood other than the types with positive rhesus factors. In other words, O-, A-, B-, and AB-. Hope this helps!


What are differences between blood types?

Blood type A+ positive cand donate to people that have types A+ or AB+. They can receiver blood from Apos & neg, O pos & neg. Type O+ can give to O+ A+ B+ AB+ & only receive from O pos & neg Type B+ can give to B+ and AB+ and receive from B pos & neg; O pos & neg. Type AB+ can give only to AB+ and receive from EVERYONE A- (neg) can give to A pos & neg; AB pos & neg & receive from A neg & O neg. O- (neg) can give to EVERYONE and receive only O - (neg) B- (neg) can give to B pos & neg; AB pos & neg and receive from B- and O- AB- can give to only AB neg & pos and receive from AB-, A-, B-,O- **Type O blood is the universal blood type and is the only blood type that can be transfused to patients with other blood types **There is always a need for Type O donors because their blood may be transfused to a person of any blood type in an emergency


Is possible for a father type A and mother type O to have child type B?

Blood type A only has two phenotypes which are IAIA or IAi. For a blood type of B, you have to have IBIB or IBi. So it isn't possible.


What is the anti-clumping protein of the blood type A?

blood type b

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Why cant a person with type a blood receive blood from a person with type b blood?

because in blood group B anti-A antibodies are present.


What transfusion would i give if i had type B blood?

to blood group B and AB.


Can a b neg blood type give a kidney to a b positive blood type?

no so suck my toes


What type blood do you transfuse to an AB type if you have no AB blood?

You can give either A or B blood.


Can type AB blood receive both type A and B blood at the same time?

I'm not sure why they would try and give you A & B at the same time because AB blood type can receive blood from any blood type. They would only need to give you A or B or O.


What can a person with type B blood receive?

a person with O+/- blood can only receive O+/- blood respectively. O+ can give blood to any other + blood type, and O- can give blood to anyone.


What blood type is B negative compatible with?

If you have B- blood:You can give to people with: B+, B-, AB+, and AB-.You can recieve blood from people with: B- and O-.


Who can i give blood to if I'm type ABO?

there are no blood type as ABO there are practically 4 types of blood groups i.e. A, B, AB and O O blood group can donate blood to all other groups A can give to A and AB B can give to B and AB AB blood group can only give blood to AB only but can receive blood from all other groups


Who can give to blood type O positive?

Type O positive can give to O+, A+, B+, AB+.


Does Type B blood have A antigens?

No, type B blood does not have A antigens. Type B blood has B antigens.


Which of the following blood type can be given to a patient with B- blood?

blood type O can give to anyone because they are the universal donor. and blood type AB- can give to blood type AB-. *Another user says... Because the rhesus factor is negative, this blood type can receive any type of blood other than the types with positive rhesus factors. In other words, O-, A-, B-, and AB-. Hope this helps!


What are differences between blood types?

Blood type A+ positive cand donate to people that have types A+ or AB+. They can receiver blood from Apos & neg, O pos & neg. Type O+ can give to O+ A+ B+ AB+ & only receive from O pos & neg Type B+ can give to B+ and AB+ and receive from B pos & neg; O pos & neg. Type AB+ can give only to AB+ and receive from EVERYONE A- (neg) can give to A pos & neg; AB pos & neg & receive from A neg & O neg. O- (neg) can give to EVERYONE and receive only O - (neg) B- (neg) can give to B pos & neg; AB pos & neg and receive from B- and O- AB- can give to only AB neg & pos and receive from AB-, A-, B-,O- **Type O blood is the universal blood type and is the only blood type that can be transfused to patients with other blood types **There is always a need for Type O donors because their blood may be transfused to a person of any blood type in an emergency