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Blood timeline

By jessicahegedus
  • 2005 BCE

    Egyptians

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

    Greeks

    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