Donating Plasma and having herpes?!
Question: Donating Plasma and having herpes.?
I use to donate plasma..though i havent gone to donate in a while...i found out i had genital herpes about a month ago...long after my last donation i found out so theres no worries there...but i was wondering if i could still donateHealth Question & Answer
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I don't see why not. Herpes isn't a blood virus (it isn't passed through blood, just skin to skin contact). The only thing is that antibodies are in your blood but not the disease.
90% of people have cold sores (hsv-1, which can also cause genital herpes like hsv-2) and they still donate. Health Question & Answer
90% of people have cold sores (hsv-1, which can also cause genital herpes like hsv-2) and they still donate. Health Question & Answer
Definitely YES! Regular blood can also be donated.
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