Donate blood it is an important attitude to help other people and save lives. There are people who have the habit of donating constantly. This is the case of Flávio Mendes, 34 years old from Brasilia. However, after moving to Dublin, the capital of Ireland, he discovered that he could no longer be a donor.
Many countries around the world impose restrictions on blood donation by Brazilian citizens due to concerns about the transmission of infectious diseases. These restrictions are based on epidemiological data that indicate that certain diseases, such as malaria and Chagas disease, are more prevalent in Brazil than in other parts of the world.
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This Irish government measure has existed for about 25 years and is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on blood donation. According to them, “if the individual, his mother or maternal grandmother were born in South or Central America, he should be permanently excluded from blood donation unless a certified blood test T antibodies. cruzi is available”.
Australia and Singapore also consider South Americans ineligible for blood donation. Although the transmission of the pathogen behind Chagas disease has greatly decreased in recent years, it still happens in Brazil.
The disease parasite remains in the body for several years, so a person who was infected decades ago can still carry the infectious agent and transmit it through blood donation.
Countries such as Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, South Africa, Canada and the United States test candidates to exclude only those at risk of Chagas disease.
A chagas disease It is an infectious disease caused by the parasite trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by insects known as kissing bugs. The disease is named after Carlos Chagas, the Brazilian physician who discovered the disease in 1909.
The disease is more common in Latin America, but it can also occur in other parts of the world, such as the United States and some European countries. The barbers infected with trypanosoma cruzi they usually live in precarious houses, made of materials such as straw, clay or wood, and they feed on human blood during the night.
Symptoms of Chagas disease can range from mild to severe and can include fever, swollen lymph nodes, headache, weakness, fatigue, abdominal pain and vomiting. In some cases, the disease can cause damage to organs, such as the heart and digestive system, and can be fatal.
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