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2500 BCE
Egyptians
They used bloodletting to try to cure diseases -
500 BCE
The greeks
They distinguished between arteries and veins -
Anton van Leewenhoek
He viewed blood cells under a microscope -
A new first
The first blood transfusion was preformed -
Karl Landsteiner
He discovered three blood types: A, B, O -
Alfred Decastello
He discovered the fourth blood type: AB -
Percy Oliver
He discovered the first blood donor service -
Mayo Clinic
They developed a method to store blood for transfusions -
Dr. Bernard Fantus
Established the first blood bank -
Karl Landsteiner
He discovered the RH protein -
A new first
First case of AIDS recorded in the Congo -
Robert Gallo
He identified the virus causing AIDS -
A new development- ELISA
The development of ELISA test to screen for diseases such as HIV -
Some new developments
Scientists begin to develop blood-screening tests for infectious diseases
