Diagram showing the development of different blood cells from haematopoietic stem cell to mature cells. Haematopoiesis (from Greek Î±á¼·Î¼Î±, blood and ÏÎ¿Î¹Îµá¿Î½ to make; also hematopoiesis in American English; sometimes also haemopoiesis or hemopoiesis) is the formation of blood cellular components.iagram showing the development of different blood cells from haematopoietic stem cell to mature cells. Haematopoiesis (from Greek Î±á¼·Î¼Î±, blood and ÏÎ¿Î¹Îµá¿Î½ to make; also hematopoiesis in American English; sometimes also haemopoiesis or hemopoiesis) is the formation of blood cellular components.
HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS damages cells of the immune system, making it difficult to fight infections and certain cancers. Women can pass the virus to their fetus during pregnancy; transmission also can occur during labor and giving birth or through breastfeeding.
For example, the risk of transmission of HIV and HCV in Canada through blood transfusion was estimated to be 1 in 752,000 and 1 in 225,000 donations respectively 9.