Blood History

By Sammyayele
  • 2500 BCE

    Starting of blood

    Starting of blood
    Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases.
  • 500 BCE

    Greeks knowledge of the body

    Greeks knowledge of the body
    They distinguished between arteries and veins.

  • Dutch Scientist

    Dutch Scientist
    Anton van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope.

  • A life has been saved!

    A life has been saved!
    First blood fusion performed,

  • The Landsteiner Blood

    The Landsteiner Blood
    Karl Landsteiner discovered three types of blood: A,B,O.

  • New Blood Found!

    New Blood Found!
    Alfred Decastello discovered a fourth blood type: AB.

  • Save More Lives!

    Save More Lives!
    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service.

  • Transfusions evolve

    Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions.

  • Blood Banks

    Blood Banks
    Dr.Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank.

  • Landsteiner with another discovery

    Landsteiner with another discovery
    Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein.

  • AIDS breakout

    AIDS breakout
    First case of AIDS recorded in the Congo.

  • Making of AIDS

    Making of AIDS
    Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS.

  • ELISA

    ELISA
    Development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV.

  • Infectious Diseases

    Infectious Diseases
    Scientists began to develop blood-screening tests for infectious diseases.