Nina Pham Identified As Nurse Who Contracted Ebola In Dallas, Texas

12 October 2014 9:00 PM, PDT | Uinterview | See recent Uinterview news »

Nina Pham has been identified as the second person to be diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the United States, making her the first known person to contract the disease in the country.

Nina Pham Cared For Thomas Eric Duncan

Pham, 26, is a nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, and she contracted the disease while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first man diagnosed with Ebola in the Us during the recent epidemic. Duncan died Wednesday, Oct. 8, and it was announced that a healthcare professional had tested positive for the virus four days later.

#Breaking: Nina Pham, 26, is the nurse being treated for #Ebola. This image is provided by her family. pic.twitter.com/qzlYDrMSvx

— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) October 13, 2014

Nina Pham Diagnosed With Ebola Virus

Pham’s parents confirmed she was the person infected, providing Wfaa News 8 with an image of the nurse. Pham, a Texas Christian University graduate, »

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