| Definitions | Chronic: Continuing, or possibly continuing, infection, even without symptoms or signs of infection. Systemic: Any medicine taken by mouth, injection or suppository. It does not include local skin or nail treatments, or drops or creams used in the eye, ear or nose. |
| Obligatory | Must not donate. Contact with: See: Infectious Diseases - Contact With Or Non-Contagious Diseases - Contact With |
| Discretionary | 1. Acne: Most donors with acne can be accepted but this depends on the type of treatment and lack of any secondary infection. 2. Chronic superficial fungal infections: a) If on local therapy only, accept. b) If more than seven days from completing systemic antifungal therapy, accept. 3. Typhoid and Paratyphoid If more than seven days from completion of antibiotic course and last symptoms, accept |
| See if Relevant | Acne Endocarditis Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis E Herpes Simplex HIV HTLV Malaria Osteomyelitis Prion Associated Diseases Sexually Transmitted Disease Skin Disease South American Trypanosomiasis Steroid Therapy Surgery Syphilis Thrush Toxoplasmosis Tuberculosis |
| Additional Information | Many infections can be spread by donated material. It is important that the donor does not pose a risk of giving an infection to a recipient. Some infections may appear to have resolved but are only controlled by the person's immune system. If material from them is given to a recipient without immunity, severe infection may result. Typhoid and Paratyphoid are gastrointestinal infections which rarely have a chronic carrier state. It is usually caught while travelling. It is passed by the faecal oral route and is not transfusion transmitted. |
| Reason for change | To add entry for Typhoid and Paratyphoid. |
| Donor Information | If you wish to obtain more information regarding a personal medical issue please contact your National Help Line. Please do not contact this web site for personal medical queries, as we are not in a position to provide individual answers. |