Case File 102-The Rh Negative Factor

The significance of blood is universal throughout human culture. A powerful symbol that can represent life, death, power and a multitude of other meanings. Medical science has determined there are 4 major blood groups and, within those, various subsets which determine the production of antigens in the body. Antigens are the body’s defense system, marking what substances or toxins that enters our bodies that need to be destroyed. One antigen is responsible for determining whether a blood system is RH positive or RH Negative. It has been alleged that those that possess the relatively rare RH Negative trait belong to a...