Deb - blood x-fusion

[Guest guest]

Hmm, looks like the adult female contains ~4.5L of blood, so 70 cc

is a pretty small piece of that. Strange. On the other hand, when I

just think of 70 cc without comparing it to anything, it sure seems

like alot. How much blood loss does it take to affect a healthy

person?

Blood exchange has been used to cut into the infection in people

hospitalized for babs (which is extremely rare) - I think it may be

used primarily when people seem to be at risk of dying.

Id be cautious about a blood transfusion, considering the

possibility that the blood of healthy humans may turn out to contain

bacteria, and that ones immunity often seems pretty impaired in

chronic inlammatory diseases. Also - any bacteria from a healthy

person X could very well be particularly well-adapted to infect

biological relatives of person X.

Of course, its always all about quantity - for instance being

injected with 10 Staph auerus is probably no sweat, whereas 100,000

might be a big problem. But with Bb I think(?) I have read that very

low doses, such as 1-10 spirochetes, can infect suceptible mammals.

[Guest guest]

Blood donations are commonly in the range 500 to 600 ml in Australia. These are designed to have minimal side effects in healthy people. However hydration before blood letting and rehydration immediately after are more or less de rigeur.

Windsor

[infections] Deb - blood x-fusion

Hmm, looks like the adult female contains ~4.5L of blood, so 70 cc is a pretty small piece of that. Strange. On the other hand, when I just think of 70 cc without comparing it to anything, it sure seems like alot. How much blood loss does it take to affect a healthy person? Blood exchange has been used to cut into the infection in people hospitalized for babs (which is extremely rare) - I think it may be used primarily when people seem to be at risk of dying. Id be cautious about a blood transfusion, considering the possibility that the blood of healthy humans may turn out to contain bacteria, and that ones immunity often seems pretty impaired in chronic inlammatory diseases. Also - any bacteria from a healthy person X could very well be particularly well-adapted to infect biological relatives of person X. Of course, its always all about quantity - for instance being injected with 10 Staph auerus is probably no sweat, whereas 100,000 might be a big problem. But with Bb I think(?) I have read that very low doses, such as 1-10 spirochetes, can infect suceptible mammals.