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Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure diseases
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Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins.
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope
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First blood transfusion was performed
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Karl Landsteiner discovered blood types A, B, O
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Alfred Decastello discovered AB blood
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Percy Oliver discovered the 1st donor service
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Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions.
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Dr. Bernard Fantus established the 1st blood bank
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Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein
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The first case of AIDS recorded in the Congo
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Robert Gallo identified the virus of AIDS
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Development of ELISA test to screen fro diseases for HIV
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Scientist began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases
