What is the rarest blood type?

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My dad's been dealing with aplastic anemia for about six months now, and he's 60 years old. Even with the medication, it seems like his body isn't making new blood cells, and we're really worried about it. Could you suggest where we might find better treatment options or what else we could do to help his condition?

take iron rich diet

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I've just gotten my blood test results back, and everything looks normal except for a high level of plateletcrit, sitting at 3.30 mLL. I don't have any other symptoms right now, but should I be concerned about this? What could it mean, and is there something specific I should do or look out for?

its normal finding

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I'm a bit worried about my recent blood and urine test results. Most things came back normal, and both VDRL and HIV tests are non-reactive, which I'm relieved about. But my monocytes count is nil, and lymphocytes are at 30. Should I be concerned about these numbers? Could you explain what this might mean for my health?

its normal

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