Infections
For Infections, blood service is American Red Cross (US); waiting period is until infection has resolved; condition is wait until finished taking oral antibiotics; wait 10 days after last antibiotic injection; Chagas Disease or Leishmaniasis are permanent exclusion; outcome is temporary deferral, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
- Criterion
- Infections verified
- Blood service
- American Red Cross (US) our reading
- Waiting period
- until infection has resolved
- Condition
- wait until finished taking oral antibiotics; wait 10 days after last antibiotic injection; Chagas Disease or Leishmaniasis are permanent exclusion verified
- Outcome
- temporary deferral our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
If you have a fever or an active infection, wait until the infection has resolved completely before donating blood. Wait until finished taking oral antibiotics for an infection (bacterial or viral). Wait 10 days after the last antibiotic injection for an infection. Those who have had infections with Chagas Disease or Leishmaniasis are not eligible to donate.
— redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06
Source
- redcrossblood.orghttps://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical.html