blood timeline

By gracebeswick
  • 2500 BCE

    egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases

    egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases
  • 500 BCE

    Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins

    Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins

  • Anton Van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope.

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope.

  • first blood transfusion preformed

    first blood transfusion preformed

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

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

  • Alfred Decastello discovered fourth blood type: AB

    Alfred Decastello discovered fourth blood type: AB

  • Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service

    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service

  • Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions

    Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions

  • Dr. Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank

    Dr. Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank

  • Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein

    Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein

  • first case of AIDS recorded in the Congo

    first case of AIDS recorded in the Congo

  • Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS

    Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS

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

    Development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV

  • scientist began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases

    scientist began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases