THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES -- DOCTOR ANTHONY FAUCI -- IS RECOVERING AT HOME AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR THREE DAYS -- WITH THE WEST NILE VIRUS. HIS SPOKESPERSON SAYS -- FAUCI IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. THE VIRUS IS SPREAD THROUGH A BITE OF INFECTED MOSQUITOES. WHILE MOST CASES ARE MILD -- ABOUT ONE- HUNDRED PEOPLE DIE IN THE U-S EACH YEAR. THE HEAVIEST VIRUS ACTIVITY IS USUALLY SEEN IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.