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Have
cold or flu symptoms on the day of donation or do not feel
well.
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Have
taken oral antibiotics in the last three days.
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Have
had hepatitis after the age of 11 years.
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Have
hepatitis or close contact with a person who has had clinical
hepatitis within the past 12 months.
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Have
a history of cancer in the past 10 years (except some skin or
in situ cancers).
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Have
had a tattoo, ear or skin piercing, acupuncture, accidental
needlestick or come in contact with someone else's blood in
the past 12 months. Ear or skin piercing and acupuncture
procedures performed using single use, sterile or properly
heat sterilized equipment are acceptable.
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Have
received a blood transfusion in the last 12 months.
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Have
had malaria within the last three years or traveled to a
malaria risk area within last 12 months.
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Are
or have been pregnant in the past six weeks.
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Have
been treated for syphilis or gonorrhea in the past 12 months.
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Have
used a needle to inject nonprescription drugs (including
steroids).
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Are
at risk for HIV exposure, the virus which causes AIDS.
