History of Blood

By delaneythehenderson
  • 2500 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    Used bloodletting to try to cure diseases
  • 500 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
    Distinguished between arteries and veins

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek
    Viewed blood cells under microscope

  • Blood Transfusion

    Blood Transfusion
    First performed

  • Karl Landsteiner

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

  • Alfred Decastello

    Alfred Decastello
    Discovered AB blood type

  • Percy Oliver

    Percy Oliver
    Established first blood donor service

  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic
    Developed method to save blood for transfusions

  • Bernard Fantus

    Bernard Fantus
    Established first blood bank

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    Discovered Rh protein

  • AIDS

    AIDS
    First case discovered in Congo

  • Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo
    Identified virus causing AIDS

  • ELISA

    ELISA
    Development of test to screen for diseases

  • Blood-screening

    Blood-screening
    Began developing tests for infectious disease