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| Nina Pham,ebola infected Nurse from Dallas,gets blood transfusion from surviving ebola patient,Dr Kent Brantly. |
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 Zmapp either because they say it was out of stock.This upset Duncan's family who suggested enough was not done for their relative to save his life.He waas sent home the first time he went to hospital complaining of not feeling well and he didn't get Zmapp Ebola or a blood transfusion.