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27 October 2013
TORONTO GAIRDNER AWARDS ($100,000) : USA NIH Dr.Harvey J. ALTER co-discoverer of AUSTRALIA ANTIGEN
Lectured on Hepatitis C at the Sir Ka-shing LI GBM,KBE building of St.Michael's Teachimg hospital.
Advised testing 48-68 age group. (Many used IV drugs between 1945 - 1965)
50% carriers not identified.
1-3% Worldwide infection.
60-70% show slow disease progress over 30 years
20- 30% develop cirrhosis in 15-40 years
<5% develop cirrhosis in 5-10 years.
Increased prevalence of Liver cancer due to Hep.C.
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Dr. Alter read his poems on Hep.C. Similar in style to Late Psych Albert ELLIS on Neurotics & "ZETA" (Late Sir Vincent Zachary COPE) on The`Acute Abdomen
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