What are the risks to a patient requiring a transfusion?
Blood and blood products for transfusion are best described as prescription drugs of biologic origin. Transfusion therapy is a standard treatment in veterinary practice. Transfusion Associated Diseases Canine blood does not have the biological impact of human blood. Most of the transfusion associated diseases that we hear about in the human blood system such as AIDS, Hepatitis B, C, and D, HTLV – 1 and 2, syphilis, and various Herpes viruses, are first and foremost, venereal diseases. They entered the human blood transfusion system mostly because of the risky and often self-destructive behaviour of human beings, including unprotected promiscuity, sharing of needles when taking drugs for non-medical purposes, etc. In contrast, dogs do not have an AIDS disease.
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