History of Blood - Lillie Smith P5 By lilliesmith 2500 BCE Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure some diseases. 500 BCE Greeks differentiated between arteries and veins. 1659 Anton van Leeuwenhoek views blood cells under a microscope 1795 First blood transfusion performed. 1901 Karl Landsteiner discovered three blood types (A, B, O) 1902 Alfred Decastello discovered blood type AB 1922 Percy Oliver established the first blood donor system. 1935 Mayo Clinic developed a way to store blood for transfusions. 1937 Dr. Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank. 1940 Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein. 1959 First case of AIDS recorded in the Congo. 1984 Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS. 1985 Development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV. 1987 Scientists began developing blood tests for infectious diseases.
