2020 #NobelPrize laureates Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice made seminal discoveries that led to the identification of a novel virus, Hepatitis C virus.
The methodical studies of transfusion-associated hepatitis by 2020 Medicine Laureate Harvey J. Alter demonstrated that an unknown virus was a common cause of chronic hepatitis.
Michael Houghton used an untested strategy to isolate the genome of the new virus that was named Hepatitis C virus.
Charles M. Rice provided the final evidence showing that Hepatitis C virus alone could cause hepatitis.
