US nurse infected with Ebola gets plasma transfusion from doctor who beat virus

A US nurse who caught Ebola while treating a Liberian patient who died of the disease has received a plasma transfusion donated by a doctor who beat the virus.

US nurse infected with Ebola gets plasma transfusion from doctor who beat virus
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 - 20:15

A US nurse who caught Ebola while treating a Liberian patient who died of the disease has received a plasma transfusion donated by a doctor who beat the virus.

Nurse Nina Pham was among about 70 staff members at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, according to medical records.

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