History of Blood

By jbisel01
  • 2500 BCE

    Egyptians

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

    Greeks

    Greeks
    Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins.

  • Blood Cells

    Blood Cells
    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope

  • Transfusion

    Transfusion
    First blood transfusion was performed

  • Blood types

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

  • 4th blood type

    4th blood type
    Alfred Decastello discovered AB blood

  • Donor Service

    Donor Service
    Percy Oliver discovered the 1st donor service

  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions.

  • Blood Bank

    Blood Bank
    Dr. Bernard Fantus established the 1st blood bank

  • Protein

    Protein
    Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein

  • AIDS

    AIDS
    The first case of AIDS recorded in the Congo

  • Identifying AIDS

    Identifying AIDS
    Robert Gallo identified the virus of AIDS

  • ELISA

    ELISA
    Development of ELISA test to screen fro diseases for HIV

  • Diseases

    Diseases
    Scientist began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases