Blood history

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  • 2500 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases by using leeches
  • 500 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
    Distinguished arteries from veins
    Veins: Carry deoxygenated blood towards heart
    Arteries: carry oxygenated blood from heart to various parts of the body

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek
    Viewed blood cells under a microscope

  • First transfuion

    First transfuion
    The first blood transfusion was preformed

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    Discovered three blood types A, B, and O

  • Alfred Decatello

    Alfred Decatello
    Discovered 4th blood type AB

  • Percy Oliver

    Percy Oliver
    First established blood donor service

  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic
    Developed a method to store blood for transfusions

  • Dr.Bernard Fantus

    Dr.Bernard Fantus
    Created the first blood bank

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    Discovered the protein RH

  • Aids

    Aids
    First case of aids

  • Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo
    Identified the virus causing aids

  • ELISA

    ELISA
    Test to screen for diseases such as HIV

  • Blood-screening test

    Blood-screening test
    For infections diseases