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Blood donations are about two months aparts (56 days) for donations, however, plasma may be donated more often, which, I think is about two weeks. So, if the patient was donating plasma, he may have been on date.

There are many questions that the blood bank asks their volunteers before accepting the donation to screen out potential HIV+ carriers. For example, have you had sex with another man since 1977. Have you ever paid to have sex? Have you ever used a needle for illegal drugs?

There is a last moment opportunity with an anonymous bar code sticker "use my blood" "do not use my blood" which is placed on the paperwork. This is for individuals that may think they are in a compromised position and forced to give blood (come on over.... why don't you dontate with us today....) to give the blood, but have it not used.

I suspect Mr. HIV+ needs to be charged with fraud and manslaughter.

For example, have you had sex with another man since 1977.

That wouldn't work if the infected donor is a woman. There are plenty of women walking around with undiagnosed HIV. UCLA did a long study on this last year and discovered many undiagnosed AIDS cases among WHITE and ASIAN women....doctors don't think they fit the profile, so they don't check for HIV. Black and Hispanic women are checked regularly. So, HIV can get into blook supply from sources very difficult to detect.

Four members of my family are required because of high Iron levels in their blood to donate once a month, but with a DR's prescription. I am required to donate every 3 months. We donate to a center that does not pay for donations