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Organ Donation

Added: November 26, 2007 | Time 04:00 | Views: 454

Mona Khanna, MD, MPH discusses how people are contracting diseases from donated organs. She explains that the organs may pass the screening test due to the infection not being present in the last 6 months.

Topics: Infectious Disease, Wellness

Tags: disease, hepatitis, hiv, infection, mona khanna, organ donation, risk

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DonateLifeIllinois says:44 weeks ago | Reply

Illinois actually now has a first-person consent registry (as do 43 other states) that ensure your wishes to be a donor are honored without the need for additional consent. Informing your family of your decision is still important, but the decision can no longer legally be overturned.

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