Restrictions (DO NOT donate if any of the following apply to you): 

  • Blood Cancers (leukemia, myeloma, lymphoma, Hodgkin)
  • European Countries - spent time that adds up to 5 yrs. or more since 1980
  • U.S. Military/Dependents/Civilian Military Employee - spent a total time of 6 months or more from 1980-1996 associated with a military based in Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Italy, or Greece and/or 1980-1990 in Belgium, the Netherlands, or Germany
  • Recreational Drugs - injected drugs not prescribed by a physician
  • Blood Transfusion - in the United Kingdom or France from 1980 to present
  • United Kingdom - spent time that adds up to 3 months or more from 1980-1996
  • CJD - had a blood relative diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
  • Active Infections – if you have any symptoms of possible infections or open skin (unhealed)