 A blood sample about 2 tablespoonfuls will be drawn from you to test for infectious diseases including HIV, human T cell Iymphotrophic virus HTLV, Hepatitis B and C, cytomegalovirus CMV, West Nile Virus WNV, Trypanosoma cruzi T cruzi, a parasitic organism that causes Chagas disease and syphilis. The cord blood unit itself may also be tested for HIV, HTLV, Hepatitis B and C, CMV, WNV, T. cruzi, syphilis, for bacterial and fungal infection, and for the blood type ABORh. This testing will be performed at accredited testing laboratories. Small samples of your blood and the cord blood about 2 teaspoonfuls each will also be frozen and stored separately to screen for diseases in the future. 