History of Blood

By zarieee16
  • 2500 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    Egyptians was the first to used bloodletting as a method to try to cure diseases.
  • 500 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
    Greeks distinguished the differences between arteries and veins.

  • Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
    Anton Van Leeuwehoek viewed blood cells under a microscope.

  • Transfusion

    Transfusion
    The first blood transfusion was performed in 1795 (between a human and a dog).

  • Karl Landsteiner

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

  • Alfred Decastello

    Alfred Decastello
    Alfred Decastello was the one to discover AB blood after Landsteiner discovered the 3 most common ones.

  • 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 transfusion.

  • Dr. Bernard Fantus

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

  • Rh Protein

    Rh Protein
    Later on through the years, Landsteiner did discover the Rh protein.

  • Congo

    Congo
    The first ever case of AIDS was discovered in the Congo.

  • Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo
    Robert Gallo soon identified the virus that was causing AIDS.

  • ELISA

    ELISA
    Test using ELISA was developed to screen for diseases such as HIV.

  • Screenings

    Screenings
    Scientist soon began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases.