When blood is donated, is it tested for AIDS and hepatitis?

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Dr. Katrina Bramstedt answered:

Donor blood is not tested for AIDS, it is tested for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS). Donor blood is also tested for various other pathogens such as strains of viral hepatitis. For more information on all the screening tests that are performed, contact the US Centers for Disease Control (www.CDC.gov).

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