Dr. Anthony Fauci recovering after hospitalization with West Nile virus

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Dr. Anthony Fauci recovering after hospitalization with West Nile virus
Currently, there is no vaccine or specific treatment for West Nile virus. (Scripps News)
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By: Scripps News Staff
Posted 1:09 PM, Aug 24, 2024

Dr. Anthony Fauci was briefly hospitalized after contracting West Nile virus but is now recovering at home, a spokesperson told multiple outlets.

Fauci, a former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who became a household name as part of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, is expected to fully recover...


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Fauci recovering at home following hospitalization for West Nile virus infection

In an interview with STAT, the former NIAID director said he’d ‘never been as sick in my life’

​By Helen Branswell Aug. 24, 2024
Senior Writer, Infectious Diseases​
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Fauci, a leader of the U.S. Covid-19 response, spent six days in hospital as doctors tried to figure out what was responsible for his illness. It was thought he had a bacterial infection, or had been infected with a tick-borne disease, until a blood test showed he was “strongly positive” for West Nile virus.

Fauci, 83, told STAT he has never been so ill.

“I really felt like I’d been hit by a truck,” he said in an interview Saturday. “I have to tell you, I’ve never been as sick in my life. Ever. By far, this is the worst I’ve ever been with an illness.”​
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https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/24/fauci-recovering-follow-hospitalization-for-west-nile/