Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been diagnosed with West Nile virus. Here's what to know about the disease.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical advisor to the president, was diagnosed with West Nile virus earlier this month, according to a spokesperson for Fauci. Fauci, 83 — who was the face of the U.S. response to the COVID pandemic in 2020 — is now recovering at home after being hospitalized for six days. He is expected to make a full recovery, the spokesperson told Fox News.
vast majority — around 80% — of the people who contract the virus will not experience any symptoms, the CDC states on its website. 'It causes a rash and other symptoms, including swollen lymph nodes, which other viruses in its class do not exhibit,' Dr. Marc Siegel, senior medical analyst for Fox News and clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, previously told Fox News Digital. 'It only affects the nervous system 1% of the time and is rarely fatal.
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