Red Drops - People Who Should Avoid

People who should avoid

The following categories of people should avoid giving blood:

Pregnant or lactating women or those who have recently had an abortion.
Persons who are on steroids, hormonal supplements or certain specified medication.
Persons with multiple sexual partners or those who are addicted to drugs.
Persons who have had an attack of infection like jaundice, rubella, typhoid or malaria.
Persons who have undergone surgery in the previous six months.
Persons who have consumed alcohol in the 24 hours prior to donation.
Women should avoid donation during their menstruating period.
Those who have undergone various vaccinations should avoid donation for the corresponding period specified below:

Type of Vaccine	The period in which donation should be avoided
Hepatitis B	6 months
Live vaccines	2 weeks
Killed vaccines	48 Hours
Rabies	1 year

Persons with any systemic disease like heart disease, kidney disease, liver problems, blood disorders or asthma should NOT donate blood.
Persons suffering from infections transmitted through transfusions like HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis etc should Not donate blood.
Past 48 hours – taken any antibiotics or any other medications (Allopathic or Ayurveda or Sidha or Homeo)
Past 24 hours – taken alcoholic beverages
Past 7 hours – had dental work or taken Aspirin
Present – suffering from cough, Flue or sore throat, cold, pregnancy or breast feeding