Dallas Nurse With Ebola Identified

 

The Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola while treating Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, has been identified at 26 year old Nina Pham. Nina, according to report, was among over 50 staff of the hospital that cared for Duncan who later died on October 8th.

Nina is said to probably have had the closest contact with Duncan, she was his personal nurse and was in his room often. She and others who cared for Duncan wore protective gear, including gowns, gloves, masks and face shields, and sometimes full-body suits but that didn't help Nina. She's officially the first person to contract the disease within the US.

She's currently being treated at the same hospital. Yesterday, she received a blood transfusion from Ebola survivor, Dr Kent Brantly.

Dr. Thomas Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that Pham is in stable condition, but may not be the only person that became infected while treating Duncan.

"Stopping Ebola is hard," Frieden said.

He said because of the infection of a health care worker who was following CDC guidelines, “We have to rethink the way that we address Ebola infection control."

It is my prayer that Nina will make it and God will give us the wisdom to conquer this deadly disease totally.