Germany Requires Blood

Germany Requires Blood – MEDIAXINEWS, To anticipate the response of victims of E. coli bacterial infections until now increasingly widespread, Hamburg blood donation services require a lot of blood. According to the calculation of the Germans, the number of people infected with the deadly bacteria was over 1730 people.
As Die Welt newspaper reporter, AP, and AFP on Friday (06/03/2011), the number of dead continues to grow. In Germany, the victim died as many as 17 people. One person dead was recorded in Sweden.
With the help of laboratory Chinese, German scientists have found genes of E.coli, which is a new species that are toxic to humans. German citizens were asked to not eat raw vegetables. Meanwhile, the bodies of 500 people infected in Germany found in haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS), which damage the liver, nervous system, and can be fatal.
Most cases occurred in northern Germany, including Hamburg. In severe cases, doctors should perform blood transfusions.
With regard to this, blood donation services Hamburg, needs blood. “We need blood, in addition to plasma. Reserves we need to be updated.” Lutz said Schmidt, the head of the Hamburg blood donation service.
He said, in Hamburg many donors give blood because demand Eppendorf University Clinic.
E. coli is usually found in the stomachs of cows and sheep. New bacterial species is believed to spread from cucumbers or tomatoes. These bacteria attach to the lining the intestines and remove toxins.