Serology Timeline

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  • 2500 BCE

    Bloodletting

    Bloodletting
    Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases
  • Period: 2500 BCE to

    2500 BC-1987 AD

  • 500 BCE

    Veins and Artieries

    Veins and Artieries
    Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins

  • Microscope

    Microscope
    Anton van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope

  • Transfusion

    Transfusion
    First Blood transfusion Performed

  • Blood types

    Blood types
    Karl Landsteiner discovered three blood types: A, B, O

  • AB Blood type

    AB Blood type
    Alfred Decastello discovered fourth blood type: AB

  • Blood donation

    Blood donation
    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service

  • Storing Blood

    Storing Blood
    Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions

  • Blood Bank

    Blood Bank
    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

  • HIV Causing AIDS

    HIV Causing AIDS
    Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS

  • ELISA

    ELISA
    Development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV

  • Blood-Screening

    Blood-Screening
    Scientists began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases