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Blood Blood Groups Groups

An adult human has about 46 liters of blood circulating in the body. Among other things, blood transports oxygen to various parts of the body.

What are blood groups?

The discovery of human blood groups was made in 1901 by the famous Austrian scientist Dr. Karl Landsteiner. For this discovery he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1930. A blood group is a particular type of blood that may not match with other blood types when given in a blood transfusion. The blood group you belong to depends on what you have inherited from your parents. Blood groups differ from person to person. There are four main blood groups: O , A, B and AB. When a person receives a blood transfusion, the blood groups need to be carefully matched to make sure that they are compatible. The following table will show us different blood donor types.

Recipient O O+ A A+ B B+ AB AB+

Donor O O+ A A+ B B+ AB AB+

From the table you can make the following observations. People with blood type AB+ can receive blood from any person, as their blood group is compatible with every other blood group. People with blood type O- can receive blood from no other blood group except their own. Lastly, people with O- blood group are universal donors and can have their blood transfused into a person with any blood group.

Who Has Which Blood Type?

The following table shows an estimation of blood types percentage in the world's population. Majority of the people around the world have type O positive blood. Types
O+ OA + A B + B AB + AB -

Distribution
1 person in 3 1 person in 15 1 person in 3 1 person in 16 1 person in 12 1 person in 67 1 person in 29 1 person in 167

Ratios
38.4% 7.7% 32.3% 6.5% 9.4% 1.7% 3.2% 0.7%

Did You Know?

Blood type is inherited, just like eye color. Certain blood types are more common in certain countries. Different kinds of animals have different kinds of blood. Dogs have 4 blood types; cats have 11; cows have

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 Different kinds of animals have different kinds of blood. Dogs have 4 blood types; cats have 11; cows have about 800.

Japanese blood type theory of personality

Beginning in approximately 1930, the Japanese embraced the idea of matching personality traits with one's blood type. In Japan, the idea of blood type as personality type is so popular that Japanese ask "What's your blood type?" about as often as Americans ask "What's your sign?"
Best Traits Earnest, C reative, Sensible, Reserved, Patient, Responsible

Group A

Worst Traits Fastidious, Overearnest, Stubborn, Tense, C onservative Best Traits Wild, Active, Doer, C reative, Passionate, Strong

Group B

Worst Traits Selfish, Irresponsible, Unforgiving, Unpredictable Best Traits C ool, C ontrolled, Rational, Sociable, "Split personality"

Group AB

Worst Traits C ritical, Indecisive, Forgetful, Irresponsible Best Traits Agreeable, Sociable, Optimistic

Group O

Worst Traits Vain, Rude, Jealous, Arrogant

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