Talk of the Town: Dallas, Texas Ebola Patient Dies!

Thomas Duncan, a Liberian man who was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas, Texas died today at 7:51 am at the age of 42. He had been critically ill and was the very first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the US.

                                                  (New York Times)

Since the diagnosis, Duncan had been receiving the experimental drug Brincidofovir and was being treated at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. According the hospital, Duncan was on a ventilator, had been receiving dialysis, and his symptoms appeared to be improving. This resulted in the downgrade of his condition from serious to critical this past Saturday.  Of course, the hospital where Duncan had been treated has received a great deal of criticism for failing to recognize his symptoms. He first arrived to the hospital on Sept. 25, received an antibiotic, and was sent home. I am sure he also let the hospital know that he had come in contact with someone who died of Ebola prior to his checkout.

Apparently, Duncan had been visiting family in Texas when his symptoms appeared in September. Earlier in the month, it is said that he assisted a woman in Liberia who later died of the virus as well. This is probably how he came in contact with it. I send my condolences to his family.

Our government needs to take this Ebola virus more seriously. There needs to be some kind of border control or screenings done at the airports. This can get out of control if nothing is done to stop it!

Read the initial article hear:Huffington Post: Thomas Duncan dies of Ebola in Dallas, Texas

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xoxo,

The Rambling Tea☕