Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, spent time in the hospital after being infected with West Nile virus and is now recovering at home, a spokesperson confirmed Saturday.

  • Verdant Banana
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    2318 days ago

    CBS News’ chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jonathan LaPook, wrote in a social media post that he spoke Saturday with Fauci, who said he was likely infected from a mosquito bite that he got in his backyard.

    There are no vaccines to prevent West Nile, or medicines to treat it. As of Aug. 20, the CDC had recorded 216 cases in 33 states this year. It’s best prevented by avoiding mosquito bites.

    would be challenging to avoid all mosquito bites

    https://www.epa.gov/insect-repellents/tips-prevent-mosquito-bites

    • SolidGrue
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      1318 days ago

      Gonna be more challenging as populated areas become favorable mosquito breeding ground because someone woke up the global warming Climazilla.