From the article: R.I. Blood Center to lay off 37 workers “The Rhode Island Blood Center is laying off 37 employees this week and eliminating small-scale blood drives in budget-saving moves spurred by new costs to begin screening for…
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Fundraiser for Woman who got Lyme Disease through a Blood Transfusion
I am keeping my PICC line for another month. My Lyme Doctor said I am not in remission yet so it is needed to stay and continue with my treatments. I have gained about 10 lbs back since being infected…
Transfusion-transmitted babesiosis in the United States: summary of a workshop.
From Pub Med Abstract Infections of humans with intraerythrocytic parasites of the genus Babesia can be locally prevalent in diverse regions of the United States. Transfusion of blood and blood products collected from donors infected with Babesia may result in…
Will the Red Cross near you take your Blood if you have Chronic Lyme Disease?
So far after investigating several states on the Red Cross Site, we have found only Ohio saying that Chronic Lyme Disease is a deterrent from donating blood. We sent them an email asking if this was an over sight and…
CDC Debunked!
I suppose that some things that the CDC says can be chalked up to a “technicality.” For example, when they say Lyme has not been proven to be sexually transmitted, they are right. It has not been proven, there is…
Babesia Infiltrating the Blood Supply?
Ok so, us Lyme Patients have been talking about this for years…why is it taking the medical community so long to catch up to…..common sense. Is Lyme Disease and the co infections such as Babesia, Bartonella and Erlichiosis being…