Blood timeline

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  • 2500 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    Used bloodletting to try & cure diseases.
  • 500 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
    first to distinguish between arteries & veins.

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek
    viewed blood cells from a microscope.

  • First blood transfusion

    First blood transfusion

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    discovered the three blood types A,B, & O.

  • Alfred Decastello

    Alfred Decastello
    discovered the fourth blood type AB.

  • Percy Oliver

    Percy Oliver
    established the first blood donor service.

  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic
    developed a method to store blood transfusions.

  • Dr. Bernard Fantus

    Dr. Bernard Fantus
    establishes the first blood bank

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    discovered the Rh protein

  • First case of AIDS in the Congo

    First case of AIDS in the Congo

  • Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo
    identified the virus causing AIDS.

  • Development of ELISA test

    Development of ELISA test
    enzyme-linked immunsorbent assay

  • Blood screening tests for infectious diseases

    Blood screening tests for infectious diseases