1. I was surprised to know that AB blood type is both universal recipient and universal plasma donor. I find it very interesting that AB blood type can also be very beneficial to other people who have problems with blood clotting and burn as well those who are shock victims.
2. The mother needs to understand the pros and cons of not having her children immunized. We can start persuading her that in some cases, developing natural immunity might be long lasting in comparison with vaccination. It is true that natural immunity can help in fighting certain illness; however there is a higher percentage that illnesses can cause also other natural infection. The risk of natural infection is significantly higher than those of risks from immunization.
3. If you have allergic responses while living in a certain part of the country and then your allergies were temporarily gone after moving to other place, possibly you are suffering from seasonal allergic rhinitis or commonly called as hay fever. Seasonal allergic rhinitis is caused by pollen, moulds, and grasses that served as allergens to you. You might be living in a place where these allergens are abundant, thus you must consider moving to another place where these allergens are in lesser number. It is also possible that you may also experience seasonal allergic rhinitis in your new place if you are exposed to new set of allergy.
4. With regards to blood transfusion, only those people who have the same blood type as mine can receive my blood. Having rare blood type like AB+ may is also beneficial for others because AB+ is universal donor for all people regardless of their blood types. The products derived from AB plasma are also very important to others because they are used for burn, clotting and shock victims.
5. Apart from body size, there are also other factors equally important to consider. These are blood type, severity of patient’s medical condition, distance from donor’s to patient’s hospital and the patient’s waiting time. After the organ is successfully transplanted, patients need to take immunosuppressant or also known as anti-rejection drugs. These prevent the immune system of the receiver from attacking the new organ and this medication is for a life time.
What did you find most interesting, or what surprised you most or what would you like to comment on as related to this lesson? Explain.
What is an intelligent response to a mother who says she is not getting her children immunized because it is healthier to let them develop a natural immunity?
Let us imagine that you live in one part of the country and have severe allergic responses. Then you move to a different part of the country and do not have allergies when you move. Why might this be happening? What if you have allergic reactions the next year living in the same place? Explain
When I donate blood the greeters always say they are so glad to see me donate because my blood type is so rare. I have blood type AB+. Comment about the population of people who can accept my blood. And is having a rare blood type really beneficial for others? Why?
http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-types
http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/types-donations/plasma
My first husband was on the waiting list for a heart and lung transplant. His medical team said he would probably get a transplant sooner than some others on the list because he was a small man and usually organs are harvested from teenagers killed in accidents. The organs would be a better fit than for a very large recipient. What other physical attributes would need to be considered other than size? Why do anti-rejection drugs play such a large role in transplants?
