A Texas health worker who provided care for Thomas Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, has tested positive for the deadly virus despite wearing a gown, gloves, mask, and gear.
Reuters reports that the health care worker at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital reported a low-grade fever Friday night and was isolated and referred for testing. Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the health service, said:
"We knew a second case could be a reality, and we've been preparing for this possibility,"This is the first case of Ebola actually being transmitted from one person to the next inside the U.S. The first person in the United States diagnosed with Ebola, Liberia citizen Thomas Eric Duncan, died in an isolation ward of the Dallas hospital on Oct. 8, 11 days after being admitted. The U.S. government has since ordered five airports to start screening passengers from West Africa for Fever
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