PHOTOS: US Ebola Nurse infected by Liberian gets blood transfusion from survivor Kent Brantly
The Texas nurse
who got infected by Thomas Duncan has received a life saving blood
transfusion from Dr.Kent Brantly ,the first person to be treated of
Ebola.
Nina Pham, 26,
became the first person known to contract the disease in the USA.She
tested positive on Friday and according to AP,by evening, she had
received a transfusion of plasma from Kent Brantly,because they say
their blood type matched .She is now said to be clinically stable ..
This is the
third time Brantly is donating blood.The NBC cameraman who is under
treatment also got the transfusion.Those who have survived Ebola have
anti bodies in their blood which can help new sufferers beat the
disease..
Liberian, Thomas
Duncan reportedly didn't get the blood transfusion because their blood
didn't match and he didn't get Zimmap either because they say it was out
of stock.
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