Blood Types (2024)

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One of the world's rarest blood types is Rh-null. Fewer than 50 people in the world have this blood type. It's so rare that it's sometimes called “golden blood.”

One of the world's rarest blood types is Rh-null. Fewer than 50 people in the world have this blood type. It's so rare that it's sometimes called “golden blood.”

Of the eight main blood types, people with Type O have the lowest risk for heart attacks and blood clots in the legs and lungs. This may be because people with other blood types have higher levels of certain clotting factors, which are proteins that cause blood to coagulate (solidify).

Universal donors are those with an O negative blood type. Why? O negative blood can be used in transfusions for any blood type.

O positive is the most common blood type as around 35% of our blood donors have it. The second most common blood type is A positive (30%), while AB negative (1%) is the rarest.

The most needed donation for O+ donors: Whole Blood

Since your blood can be given to patients with O+ blood or any positive blood type, some lucky patient will thrive because of you.

According to the American Heart Association, A, B, and AB blood types are associated with a greater risk of heart attack due to coronary artery disease than type O blood. In particular, people with AB blood appear to have the highest risk.

Chances are higher you'll live longer if you have type O blood. Experts think your lowered risk of disease in your heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease) may be one reason for this.

Key takeaways: There's no clear answer on whether a certain blood type increases the risk of COVID-19 illness. Some studies show that Type A blood may increase the risk of getting COVID infection, but Type O may protect against infection. There's no blood type that makes you immune to COVID illness.

Can O+ have a baby with O? ›

A. Before I delve into the science, let me quickly stop any tongues that might be wagging if you are asking about a paternity debate: Yes, two O-positive parents could have any number of O-negative children. In fact, according to the experts, most children who are O-negative have parents who are O-positive.

Two people with Blood Type O+ (positive) CAN marry; there is no issue RE both individuals having the same blood type. Any Blood Type (A, B, AB, O) can marry any Blood Type and produce healthy children. When both partners are Rh + (positive) there is NO issue with pregnancy in any way.

The rarest blood type in the world is known as “golden blood type”, and fewer than 50 people in the world have it. People with the golden blood type or Rh null blood group have no Rh antigens on their red blood cells.

The mosquitoes chose the Type O feeder more than any other. That research supports the findings of another key study from 2004, which showed that mosquitoes land on people with Type O blood far more often than those with other blood types.

It is not accurate to say that a specific blood type has the weakest immune system. The immune system's strength and efficiency depend on various factors such as genetics, lifestyle, and overall health. Blood type does not directly determine the strength of one's immune system.

O type is the most common despite being a recessive gene because it is more highly expressed in the gene pool, while type A and type B are dominant (and type AB is codominant) but are less common because they are less expressed in the gene pool.

If the mother is Rh-negative, her immune system treats Rh-positive fetal cells as if they were a foreign substance. The mother's body makes antibodies against the fetal blood cells. These antibodies may cross back through the placenta into the developing baby. They destroy the baby's circulating red blood cells.

Whilst “golden blood” is still part of the Rh system, it is the rarest known type. It is Rh-null: 61 Rh antigens are absent in it. If you're Rh negative, you still have some Rh proteins but you have more missing than you have present. If you're Rh-null, you have none of these antigens at all.

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Preferred donation methods: double red blood cell, whole blood, and platelet. Types O, A, B and AB positive can receive O+ red cells, (except childbearing aged females of types O-, A-, B- and AB). Type O+ can ONLY receive types O+ and O-, and only type O+ and O- can receive O+ plasma.

Rh- is rare partially because of how it is inherited: Rh- is a recessive trait. A recessive trait is only visible when you inherit it from both parents. In contrast, a dominant trait shows up even if you only inherit it from one parent. So someone with DNA for both Rh+ and Rh- will have positive type blood.