Donor Qualification

Case of family exposure

If a member of your immediate family (father, mother, child, brother or sister) has familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease:

• You cannot donate.

Travelling to areas at risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) is no longer an ineligibility criterion.

• Child birth / Breast-feeding / Pregnancy

  

• Acupuncture / Electrolysis

  

• Age

  

• Allergies

  

• Cancer

  

• Cholesterol

  

• Dentist

  

• Diabetes

  

• Drugs

  

• Sore throat

  

• Body piercing / Tatoos

  

• Weight

  

• Medication

  

• Sexual relations

  

• Cold

  

• Vaccinations

  

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

  

  

    

    

  

    

    
• For more information, please contact our Donor Services at: 1 800 847-2525