What is B+ blood type?

Group B: The surface of the red blood cells contains B antigen, and the plasma has anti-A antibody. Anti-A antibody would attack blood cells that contain A antigen. Group AB: The red blood cells have both A and B antigens, but the plasma does not contain anti-A or anti-B antibodies.
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What is special about type B blood?

B positive is an important blood type for treating people with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia who need regular transfusions. These conditions affect South Asian and Black communities where B positive blood is more common. There is currently a very high demand for B positive donations with the subtype Ro.
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What does B mean in blood type?

There are 4 main blood groups defined by the ABO system: blood group A – has A antigens on the red blood cells with anti-B antibodies in the plasma. blood group B – has B antigens with anti-A antibodies in the plasma. blood group O – has no antigens, but both anti-A and anti-B antibodies in the plasma.
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What type of person is blood type B?

05/8​B blood type personality

They have a very strong desire and drive to be the best of everything they do. But just like the A blood type, these people are also not good at multi-tasking. People with B blood type are thoughtful and empathetic towards others and make good and reliable friends.
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Is B negative a rare blood type?

Less than 2% of the population have B negative blood. B negative red blood cells can be given to both B and AB patients. B negative patients can only receive blood from other B negative donors or from type O negative donors (who are the universal donors).
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What is the healthiest blood type?

What is the healthiest blood type?
  • People with type O blood have the lowest risk of heart disease while people with B and AB have the highest.
  • People with A and AB blood have the highest rates of stomach cancer.
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What are the 3 rarest blood types?

What are the 3 rarest blood types?
  • Rh-null or golden blood. It is the world's rarest blood type, with fewer than 50 known cases ever reported. ...
  • AB− AB− is the rarest of the eight basic blood types, accounting for less than one percent of the world's population. ...
  • HH blood type, rare ABO group, or Bombay blood group.
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What is the strongest blood type?

If you have blood type O, you have antibodies that will fight the A and B antigens. If a person has blood type AB, they don't have such antibodies, and they can accept transfusions from all other blood types. Thus AB blood type people can be termed universal patients.
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Is B positive blood common?

Only 8% of the population has B+ blood. B+ blood donors have two ways of targeting the power of their donation. The most preferred donation method is to donate platelets.
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How do you get B blood type?

Everyone has an ABO blood type (A, B, AB, or O) and an Rh factor (positive or negative). Just like eye or hair color, our blood type is inherited from our parents. Each biological parent donates one of two ABO genes to their child. The A and B genes are dominant and the O gene is recessive.
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What foods should blood type B avoid?

Type B blood: Avoid corn, wheat, buckwheat, lentils, tomatoes, peanuts, and sesame seeds. Chicken is also problematic, D'Adamo says. He encourages eating green vegetables, eggs, certain meats, and low-fat dairy.
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What is blood type B negative?

B negative blood is one of the rarest blood types as just 2% of our blood donors have it. In comparison, 36% of donors have O positive blood which is the most common type.
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Where is B blood type most common?

The 10 countries with the highest prevalence of type B+ blood:
  • India (38.14%)
  • Thailand (36.8%)
  • Bangladesh (34.58%)
  • Pakistan (34.40%)
  • Myanmar (32.7%)
  • Vietnam (30.8%)
  • North Korea (30.15%)
  • Indonesia (28.85%)
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What is the behavior of B+ blood type?

Usually have a strong drive to be the best at whatever they set their mind to doing; however, they also tend to neglect other tasks for the sake of whatever they are focusing on; Have a hard time multi-tasking; Tend to be loners, and keep themselves isolated from others.
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What is the advantage of B positive blood group?

B-positive blood is safe for transfusion to persons having blood groups of B and AB. B-positive blood cannot be given to persons with A and O blood groups. B-positive blood group is the third most common group of blood which means ready availability.
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Can siblings have different blood types?

No, siblings don't necessarily have the same blood type. It depends on the genotype of both the parents for the gene determining the blood type. E.g. Parents with the genotype AO and BO can have offspring with blood type A, B, AB or O.
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Can B+ Get Covid?

Blood type B+ had lower odds of death than A+. Patients with type B-, 3.8-times more likely for COVID-19 death than the A+ blood group. Patients with the AB+ group had lower odds of death than the A+. Finally, group O+ and O- had a lower odds of death than the A+ blood group.
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What diet is best for B+ blood type?

Whether you have B positive or B negative blood, D'Adamo suggests a diet that balances both animal and vegetable selections. Those with B type blood should eat "beneficial meats" such as lamb, goat, rabbit, mutton and venison.
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What blood type lives the longest?

Life Span. Chances are higher you'll live longer if you have type O blood. Experts think your lowered risk of disease in your heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease) may be one reason for this.
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What diseases are blood type B positive prone to?

Studies have found that people with blood type A or AB are at higher risk for stomach cancer. Additionally, if you have A, B or AB blood types, you may have an increased risk for pancreatic cancer. If you fall in this grouping, stock up on cancer-fighting foods, which can help reduce the risk for developing cancer.
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What blood type has the most allergies?

Conclusion: In the study population blood group B being the most common is at high risk level for developing allergies.
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What is the most needed blood type?

O negative is the universal blood type. O negative blood type can only receive O negative blood.
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  • Type O positive blood is given to patients more than any other blood type, which is why it's considered the most needed blood type.
  • 38% of the population has O positive blood, making it the most common blood type.
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Can your blood type change?

Almost always, an individual has the same blood group for life, but very rarely an individual's blood type changes through addition or suppression of an antigen in infection, malignancy, or autoimmune disease. Another more common cause of blood type change is a bone marrow transplant.
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Who has golden blood?

KUALA LUMPUR — A Terengganu woman has become an online sensation over the weekend for having the rarest blood type in the world. Dubbed “golden blood”, Rhnull blood type can only be found in 43 people worldwide, out of which, one is a Malaysian woman.
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