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- Have had a tattoo, ear or body piercing within the last 12 months
- Have had a blood transfusion within the last 12 months
- Have ever received a dura mater (or brain covering) transplant during head or brain surgery
- Have had hepatitis after the age of 11
- Have had or been treated for syphilis or gonorrhea or tested positive for syphilis in the past 12 months
- Have taken (snorted) cocaine or any other street drug through your nose in the last 12 months
- From 1980 through 1996, spent time that adds up to 3 months or more in the United Kingdom
- From 1980 to the present spent time that adds up to five years or more in Europe
- If you have traveled outside of the U.S. or Canada in the last year please call the Blood Donor Center to determine your eligibility at 617-355-6677
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- Unexplained weight loss (10 pounds or more in less than 2 months)
- Night sweats
- Blue or purple spots on or under the skin
- Lumps in your neck, armpits or groin, lasting longer than one month
- Persistent cough and shortness of breath
- Long-lasting white spots or unusual sores in your mouth
- Diarrhea lasting longer than one month
- Fever higher than 99 degrees Fahrenheit lasting more than 10 days
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- Taken illegal or non-prescription drugs by needle, even once
- Taken clotting factor concentrates for a bleeding disorder such as hemophilia
- Tested positive for any AIDS virus
- Been given money or drugs for sex, since 1977
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- Been born in, or lived in, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Niger or Nigeria since 1977
- Since 1977, received a blood transfusion or medical treatment with a blood product in any of the countries listed above
- Had sex with anyone who, since 1977, was born in or lived in any of the countries listed above
- You have had sex in the last 12 months with someone who is at risk for being infected with the AIDS virus (described above)
- If you are a male: had sex even once with another male since 1977; or within the last 12 months, given a female money or drugs to have sex with you
- If you are female: within the last 12 months, given anyone money or drugs to have sex with you; or had a male sex partner who had sex with another male even once since 1977
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