DALLAS — The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died early Wednesday, officials with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital announced.
“It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7:51 am.,” the hospital said in a written statement. “Mr. Duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, Ebola.”
The Liberian citizen, who recently traveled from West Africa to Dallas to reunite with a longlost son and girlfriend, had been in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian since Sept. 28.
It wasn’t immediately known what would happen to his body, which could remain contagious for several days. Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call for the remains to be immediately shrouded in plastic and double-bagged in leak-proof bags at the hospital, then promptly cremated or buried in an airtight casket.
Duncan’s death comes four days after his condition was downgraded from serious to critical. Over the weekend, he had begun receiving brincidofovir, an experimental antiviral drug which recently gained emergency approval from the FDA.
“He fought courageously in this battle,” the hospital said. “Our professionals, the doctors and nurses in the unit, as well as the entire Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas community, are also grieving his passing. We have offered the family our support and condolences at this difficult time.”
Definitely man made with a patent since 2009
And. I’m sure it will kill u for any black in you ,I’m white who really knows what is in my dna
DNA told the vaccine you were black
who told the vaccine that I was black? will it work on people that are mixed?
I’m mean what other answer is there ?
So I can only believe that this is a disease that was man made possibly to kill black people and they was testing it in africa
Lol is right
It’s said that theres a vaccine in Georgia but it don’t work on colored people
No vitamin is going to help you, sad that you would even try that!
lol Angela Goldner Dino Simmons
Bullshit it had nothing to do with insurance!