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2500 BCE
Egyptians
They used bloodletting to try to cure diseases -
500 BCE
Greeks
They distinguished between arteries and veins -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
He viewed blood cells under a microscope -
First blood transfusion performed
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Karl Landsteiner
He discovered three blood types: A, B, O -
Alfred Decastello
He discovered a fourth blood type: AB -
Percy Oliver
Established the first blood donor service. -
Mayo Clinic
They developed a method to store blood for transfusions -
Dr. Bernard Fantus
He established the first blood bank -
Karl Landsteiner
He discovered the Rh protein -
First case of AIDS reported in the Congo
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Robert Gallo
He identified the virus that was causing AIDS -
ELISA
The development of the ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV -
Blood tests
Scientists began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases
