The 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine, announced a day before the Physics prize we talked about last week, was awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice for their discovery of the blood-borne virus Hepatitis C. Hepatitis, a predominantly viral disease characterized by liver inflammation, can be caused by one of five different viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, or E). Hepatitis A (HAV) is commonly transmitted through contaminated food or water, and it usually resolves within six months without treatment. Similarly, Hepatitis E (HEV) is transmitted through unsanitary drinking water and usually clears up on its…
Comments closed