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Ebola patient in America got infected after taking Landlord's ill daughter to the hospital

The Liberian national who became the first person to be diagnosed of the deadly 
 Ebola Virus Disease in America has been identified as Thomas Eric Duncan. According to reports, four days before leaving Liberia for US to visit his family, he helped carry his Landlord’s infected pregnant daughter to the hospital. The lady died the next day after the hospital rejected her.

Prior before coming to Marthalene Williams’ rescue, the landlord’s son and three neighbors who came in contact with her died shortly after. He probably didn’t learn about their cases.

On September 19, he took 3 different flights and landed in Dallas on September 20, started developing symptoms on September 24, visited the hospital but was given antibiotics on September 26, Placed in isolation in Dallas hospital on September 28 and finally tests positive for Ebola on

September 30. Very Sad!

Meanwhile, Texas governor, Rick Perry has revealed that Mr Duncan possibly came in contact with children from 4. Albeit, they are showing no symptoms yet but they are now being monitored at home. Mr Duncan, who is now being quarantined at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital is in a serious but stable condition. Doctors said he’s awake, talks and asks for food.

Credit: Daily Mail

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