Houghton,Harvey Alter and Charles Rice,all British scientists, have jointly won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovery of Hepatitis B cure.The virus is a common cause of liver cancer and a major reason why people need a liver transplant.
More than 300 million people have chronic liver infections globally and about 600,000 people die annually from acute or chronic complications of Hepatitis B infection.The highest prevalence of Hepatitis B infection is in sub-Saharan Africa with about 19 million Nigerians living with the disease. Majority of the people in these regions become infected during childhood and between 5–10% of the adult population is chronically infected.
In the 1960s, there was huge concern that people receiving donated blood were getting chronic hepatitis from an unknown, mysterious disease.
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Breaking: Alter, Houghton, Rice Win Nobel Prize in Medicine - THISDAYLIVEThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus”. The award is one of the most sought-after global accolades and grants entry into one of the most prestigious clubs in the world. (CNN)
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US-British trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for Hepatitis C discoveryAmericans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, the Nobel jury said. We don't make emphasis on discoveries anymore in a country like Nigeria
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Breaking: Alter, Houghton, Rice Win Nobel Prize in Medicine - THISDAYLIVEThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus”. The award is one of the most sought-after global accolades and grants entry into one of the most prestigious clubs in the world. (CNN)
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