{"id":5239,"date":"2025-08-31T01:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=5239"},"modified":"2025-08-31T01:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T01:55:48","slug":"fox-news-anchor-hospitalized-with-rare-illness-doctors-have-never-seen-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=5239","title":{"rendered":"Fox News anchor hospitalized with rare illness doctors have never seen before"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/serieaenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Featured-2025-08-28T133116.910.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serieaenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Featured-2025-08-28T133116.910.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/serieaenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Featured-2025-08-28T133116.910-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serieaenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Featured-2025-08-28T133116.910-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serieaenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Featured-2025-08-28T133116.910-768x403.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/serieaenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Featured-2025-08-28T133116.910.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/serieaenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Featured-2025-08-28T133116.910-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serieaenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Featured-2025-08-28T133116.910-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serieaenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Featured-2025-08-28T133116.910-768x403.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/serieaenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Featured-2025-08-28T133116.910.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong><em>John Roberts is known for delivering the news, not being the headline. But this week, the longtime Fox News anchor found himself facing a health crisis unlike any he\u2019s ever covered.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A sudden disappearance \u2014 and a shocking diagnosis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Fans of <em>America Reports<\/em> noticed something was off when <strong>Roberts, 68<\/strong>, suddenly vanished from his co-host seat beside <strong>Sandra Smith<\/strong>. On Tuesday, he broke his silence: he\u2019s been <strong>hospitalized with a \u201csevere case of malaria.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI can honestly say I am the only person in the hospital with Malaria,\u201d<\/em>Roberts shared. <em>\u201cIn fact, one of my doctors said I\u2019m the first case he has ever seen<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7989 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nba-daily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/john-roberts-fox-news.jpg?fit=889%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nba-daily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/john-roberts-fox-news.jpg?fit=889%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Fox News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While he didn\u2019t give a timeline for his return, the message was clear: <strong>this is<\/strong> <strong>serious<\/strong>. For now, <strong>Trace Gallagher<\/strong>, who normally hosts Fox News @ Night, is stepping in to co-anchor the weekday news program, while Roberts focuses on recovering.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A family vacation turned health scare<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>So how did a U.S.-based journalist end up with a rare tropical disease? Social media posts show Roberts was in <strong>Indonesia<\/strong> <strong>with his wife and children<\/strong> two weeks ago. He tweeted that the family visited <strong>Sumba Island<\/strong>, which has high malaria rates according to a 2022 medical study.<\/p>\n<p>The disease, spread by mosquito bites, is <strong>extremely rare<\/strong> in the U.S., with fewer than 2,000 cases annually. Most are travel-related, according to the <strong>CDC<\/strong>, which describes malaria as a \u201csevere, potentially fatal disease\u201d that requires immediate medical care.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=serieaenglish_&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1960416900820656374&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fserieaenglish.com%2Ffox-news-anchor-hospitalized-with-rare-illness-doctors-have-never-seen-before%2F&amp;sessionId=e70044331c023d5629c759a1e4727be1b1147c91&amp;siteScreenName=serieaenglish_&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1960416900820656374\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The symptoms can escalate fast: fever, seizures, confusion, even coma. But Roberts appears to be in capable hands.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked doctors at <strong>Inova Health in Virginia<\/strong> for their <em>\u201cexpertise and compassion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Support pours in as fans rally behind him<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>News of Roberts\u2019 illness sparked an outpouring of well wishes from viewers and public figures alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>North Carolina Rep. Mark Harris<\/strong> shared, <em>\u201cBeth and I are praying for a swift recovery.\u201d<\/em> Another user commented, <em>\u201cI hope doctors are keeping you pain-free.\u201d <\/em>Another fan wrote, <em>\u201cYou\u2019re the first person I know of that\u2019s had malaria. I hope you\u2019re pain-free and resting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Roberts\u2019 health battle marks a rare personal chapter for the seasoned journalist, who\u2019s spent decades reporting on others\u2019 hardships and triumphs.<\/p>\n<p>While he\u2019s staying private about his condition, his message to fans is clear: this isn\u2019t just a bump in the road, it\u2019s a fight<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Roberts is known for delivering the news, not being the headline. But this week, the longtime Fox News anchor found himself facing a health crisis unlike any he\u2019s ever covered. 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