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Every year June 14th is celebrated as World Blood Donor Day. On this day, people are being made aware of blood donation. Also, people who donate blood on this day are also thanked.
But there are many misconceptions and myths about blood donation. Because of this, people are not ready to donate blood easily. Even though people who have all the information donate blood repeatedly, they become weak when giving blood, and people who are confused about health problems do not agree to be ready to donate blood even once in their life.
These are the myths about blood donation
It takes a lot of time to donate blood
Many people have the illusion that blood donation takes a long time. But in reality it is not like that. It only takes about 8 to 10 minutes for a person to donate a pint of blood. But registration and other formal procedures may take time to complete.
It is painful and takes time to recover
Most people have the misconception that blood donation is extremely painful and takes a long time to recover. You may feel some discomfort while donating blood. But it is not painful. The process of filling blood in the body is also fast. In a short time, the body produces healthy blood.
weakens the immune system
Many people have the mindset that the body's internal immune system weakens after donating blood. But it is just a myth that blood donation weakens the immune system. Donating blood does not harm the body.
The risk of infection increases
There are also beliefs that donating blood makes you weak and increases the risk of infection of other diseases. But these days, good equipment is used for blood donation, that's why the belief that the disease is transmitted is completely wrong.
Blood donation can be done only once
Many people believe that after donating blood once, it should not be done again. But a healthy person can donate blood up to four times in a year. Donating blood once in every three/four months does not show any problem in the body.
Donating blood is a waste of time
Donating blood is also called donating life. It is the work of the most pious. Your blood donation can save someone else's life. Therefore, donating blood when necessary should not be wasted or taken lightly.
