In one of life’s little ironies, the former director of the National Institution of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Anthony Fauci was recently hospitalized for six days. No, not by the COVID-19 bug, but by a different virus – the West Nile virus.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public face of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic response, was hospitalized earlier this month with the West Nile virus (WNV), according to a report citing his spokesperson.
Fauci, 83, was hospitalized for six days before he returned home where he is now recovering, The Washington Post reports.
The nation’s former top infectious-disease official is expected to make a full recovery from the virus, which is most commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Guess a mask wouldn’t have helped here, eh Tony?
That said, the West Nile virus is…
