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Blood timeline

By jessicahegedus
  • Egyptians
    2005 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases
  • Greeks
    500 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins
  • Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope
  • First blood transfusion

    First blood transfusion

    First blood transfusion performed
  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner discovered three blood types: A,B,O
  • Alfred Decastello

    Alfred Decastello

    Alfred Decastello discovered fourth blood type: AB
  • Percy Oliver

    Percy Oliver

    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service
  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions
  • Dr. Bernard Fantus

    Dr. Bernard Fantus

    Dr. Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank
  • Rh protein

    Rh protein

    Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein
  • AIDS

    AIDS

    First case of AIDS recorded in the Congo
  • Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS
  • ELISA test

    ELISA test

    Development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV
  • blood-screening tests

    blood-screening tests

    Scientists began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases