History of Blood

By cgoodwin09
  • 2500 BCE

    Bloodletting

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

    arteries

    arteries
    Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins

  • blood cells

    blood cells
    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope

  • Transfusion

    Transfusion
    First blood transfusion preformed

  • blood types

    blood types
    Karl Landsteiner discovered three blood types

  • Fourth blood type

    Fourth blood type
    Alfred Decstello discovered fourth blood type AB

  • blood donor service

    blood donor service
    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service

  • Blood transfusion

    Blood transfusion
    Mayo Clinic developed the first blood donor service

  • Blood Bank

    Blood Bank
    Dr. Bernard fantus established the first blood bank

  • RH

    RH
    Karl Landsteiner discovered the RH protein

  • AIDs

    AIDs
    First case of AIDs recorded in the congo

  • Virus

    Virus
    Robert Gallo identified tthe virus causing aids

  • Elisa

    Elisa
    Development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV by detecting and measuring antibodies

  • blood screening

    blood screening
    Scientist developed blood screening test for infectious diseases