The 2020 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology has been awarded to three scientists. They are Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice. They were awarded for their discovery of Hepatitis C.
These scientists were awarded for their decisive and outstanding contributions to the discovery and fight against the hepatitis disease, which is a global health menace that involves inflammed liver organ in infected people all over the world.
Furthermore, their discovery of hepatitis C gave unravel the causative understanding behind severe hepatitis, its diagnosis and therapies in combating the virus in order to save millions of lives around the world.
Next time you see anyone suffering from Hepatitis C, let them know that Harvey, Michael and Charles discovered a second chance for their survival.
Congratulations to the 2020 Nobel laureates in Medicine or Physiology.
