Blood Timeline

By LoganRedmon2002
  • Bloodletting
    2500 BCE

    Bloodletting

    Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases
  • One of the first major discoveries of blood research.
    500 BCE

    One of the first major discoveries of blood research.

    Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins
  • Microscopic Finds

    Microscopic Finds

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope
  • Blood Transfer

    Blood Transfer

    First blood transfusion performed
  • Major blood types

    Major blood types

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

    Another blood type

    Alfred Decastello discovered fourth blood type: AB
  • First Donor Service

    First Donor Service

    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service.
  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic

    developed a method to store blood for transfusions.
  • Dr. Bernard Fantus

    Dr. Bernard Fantus

    established the first blood bank.
  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner

    discovered the Rh protein.
  • AIDS

    AIDS

    First case of AIDS recorded in the Congo.
  • Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo

    identified the virus causing AIDS.

  • ELISA

    Development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV

  • Blood-Screening

    Scientists began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases.