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I wonder if there is anything I can do for other person.

It's great to be useful for other person in terms of immunity!

What can we do for everyone?

Your idea is very good! Thinking for someone is very important!
First of all, it is important not to pass the illness on to others. Even if you have immunity, its function is limited. Especially in the case of infectious diseases such as influenza, it is necessary to take cough etiquette such as masks and elbow blocks to prevent others from getting sick. Cough etiquette is also a compassionate manner.

I see!
It is important to take cough etiquette.

Then we can do that too!

We might say that he behavior that keeps pathogens out of the body is a type of immunity.

Sure! Is there anything else I can do?

Speaking of familiar things, you can donate blood.
Blood donations are not only used as blood for transfusions, but also in drugs called immunoglobulin preparations. It turns into a drug for intractable diseases such as the nervous system.

Is the donated blood used as a medicine?

I didn't know it became a medicine.

I want to do donate blood when I'm old enough to do it!

But there are some things you shouldn't do.

What should I not do？

Do not donate blood for HIV testing.
It has been rigorously tested, but you can overlook the fact that HIV is in your blood.
Be sure to follow this rule as you can now anonymously test for HIV at your local health center.

The purpose of HIV testing is different from the original meaning of donating blood.

You have to take the inspection as "the inspection".

I have to think about it as a member of society.

Also ... I want you to talk about organ donation with your family once.
When transplanting an organ, if the type does not match, the immunity will judge it as a foreign body and a rejection reaction will occur.
Not to occur that , the donor (the person who donates the organ) and the recipient (the person who donates the organ) must be the same type.

But organ transplantation is the next step after death, isn't it?

After we die, no one knows our intentions, so we need to discuss it before that.
And the organ to be transplanted may be the organ that was given to us by a living person.
This transplant is called a living transplant.

Is it okay to transplant an organ from a living person?

Only five types of organs can be transplanted by living transplant: lung, liver, pancreas, kidney, and small intestine.
I want everyone to know that there are many recipients in Japan as well.

Some people are suffering because of their strong immunity.

I hope we can help those people as much as possible.

I will talk with my family about it.

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