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To: Spktyr

Of course, the child is not promiscuous. How did the child become HIV+? Is the blood supply contaminated?


22 posted on 09/19/2011 2:13:03 PM PDT by petitfour
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To: petitfour

The family was traveling in Europe when the child suffered an injury requiring a blood transfusion. Some Western European countries are surprisingly not very good at screening their blood donors. In this case, it was the Netherlands.


24 posted on 09/19/2011 2:20:28 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: petitfour

Treatment for hemophilia involves concentrates of clotting factors from multiple donors per dose, rather tthan the single donor in the usual blood transfusion. Increasing the number of donors used to make the product magnifies the risk of each dose. Hemophiliacs are therefore e hardest hit.


47 posted on 09/19/2011 3:24:16 PM PDT by Mom MD (The country needs Obamacare like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask)
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