How is it possible...

[phone12345]

That a blood transfusion carries a 9 out of 10 risk if you receive the blood of an infected person? Wouldn't you think it is 10/10??

[txtony]

thats a 90 % chance of infection via blood transfusion, but those numbers are based on  risk analysis. remember, certain things in the cells need to happen in order to become infected. i would say if you receive blood transfusion from a known hiv + individual, chances are you will be infected.

[Cconcerned84]

some people are just naturally resistant to HIV and the virus is unable to find a suitable host inside those people

[WorriedT]

Hi scared83. Remember it would also depend on the amount of virus in the blood (some people control HIV almost to undetectable levels in blood) and there are also genetic resistance genes (CCR5, CXCR4) that make it much harder for HIV to infect cells, so there are other factors that could give some-one receiving a HIV+ blood transfusion an outside chance of not getting infected....

[pecha]

what is a blood transfussion

[phone12345]

Blood transfusion is transfering reserve blood into another person circulatory sytem. Blood transfusions are done primarily because one person has lost too much blood in say an accident or during surgery.

[Teak]

I have no idea in what third world country you live in, but for someone to get HIV today from a transfusion in the U.S. is nil.

[phone12345]

Take a chill pill. I wasn't alluding that in the US it is 9/10. I was just curious about the risk suggested by the CDC saying that there is a 90% chance of infection when you receive blood from an infected person. I know that blood is checked thoroughly in the United States. My question was how is it possible that 10% of the time, WHEN YOU DO GET INFECTED blod (as per the cdc) you do not get infected. Just a question.