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Is there a list of diseases that the American Red Cross tests each donation?

I am just curious what diseases the American Red Cross test for when someone donates blood.

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1. hiv . test . test for presence of parasites like malaria . viral infections like hepa b and hepa c .

2. Current FDA and /or AABB guidelines require that every volunteer blood donation (allogeneic and autologous) be screened for the following:

ABO, Rh Typing
Unexpected antibody screen (immunohematologic antibodies)
Hepatitis B surface antigen
Hepatitis B core antibodies
Hepatitis C antibodies
Serologic test for Syphilis
HIV-I/II antibodies
Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus antibodies
HIV-I Nucleic Acid Test (PCR)
HCV Nucleic Acid Test (PCR)
West Nile Virus Nucleic Acid Test (PCR)
Bacterial Screening of Platelet components

Additional tests may be preformed at the discretion of the collection facility, such as Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antibody screening, Hepatitis B Nucleic Acid Testing (PCR), Sickle Cell screening and T. Cruzi antibodies (Chagas' Disease).