makes me really mad Options

[princess2113]

if you have lived in countries, like Germany, for more than i think its 4 months you cant donate blood to most blood providers...i dont get it...they dont let me donate b/c i mite have Mad Cow...i never ate meat in Germany, im vegetarian...do u think its right? i mean allll these ppl need blood, like right after 9/11, no wonder theres a blood shortage...almost every1 willing to give can't...this elimates like almost all service people n tons of ppl....what do u think? shoud ppl that have lived in European countries n coutries with bad water still be able to give?

[ComradeRed]

Mad Cow Disease is not spread through blood. It is pryons (abnormal proteins) go into your brain and screw up the normal proteins than reproduce.

Mad cow disease is spread by eating brains and protein-high muscle mass from animals, not blood.