History of Blood Chloe Hoffer

By chloehoffer
  • Egyptians use of blood
    2500 BCE

    Egyptians use of blood

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

    Greek discovery

    Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope
  • First times

    First times

    First blood transfusion performed
  • New discoveries

    New discoveries

    Karl Landsteiner discovered three blood types; A,B,O
  • Blood types

    Blood types

    Alfred Decastello discovered fourth blood type; AB
  • Blood donation services

    Blood donation services

    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service
  • Mayo clinic

    Mayo clinic

    Mayo clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions
  • Blood banks

    Blood banks

    Dr,Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank
  • Rh protein

    Rh protein

    Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein
  • AIDS

    AIDS

    First case of AIDS recorded in the Congo
  • Cause of AIDS

    Cause of AIDS

    Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS
  • ELISA test

    ELISA test

    Development of ELISA test to screen for disease such as HIV
  • Blood screening

    Blood screening

    Scientists began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases