NINA PHAM
Posted on 10/14/2014 10:04:15 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Dallas nurse Nina Pham, who contracted Ebola while treating a Liberian patient who died of the disease, issued an upbeat statement today saying that she is "doing well"
Pham has received a potentially life-saving transfusion from Dr. Kent Brantly, the missionary doctor who beat the virus two months ago, ABC News has learned.
Brantly flew to Dallas on Sunday, one day after Pham tested positive for the virus, sources said. He donated his blood, packed with antibodies that should fight the disease.
Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for the nonprofit medical mission group Samaritan's Purse, confirmed that the plasma donation came from Brantly. The missionary had received an experimental treatment and fought off the virus, and has donated blood for transfusions for three others, including Pham.
Pham, 26, expressed her gratitude today in a statement issued by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas where she worked and is now a patient.
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I hope this works, but poor Dr. Brantly is going to be running out of blood, if they don’t find another way to treat this disease.
hope she makes it........Patient ZERO will be classified as a murderer if she don’t.
Remember thats is what they said about the patient that came over from Africa.
RE: but poor Dr. Brantly is going to be running out of blood, if they don’t find another way to treat this disease.
Hey, there’s always his missionary companion — Nancy Writebol.....
if it does work then can she not donate to someone else of the same type??
Not a biologist/Dr,but guess theres none in the CDC either
Well, like the virus, the antibodies will “spread” if we have more people survive.
The other patients who’ve survived could donate blood to the next level of victims, and so on. I do not think Brantley will be the only one available!
I pray that she, her boyfriend and their families come through this okay. They don’t deserve this.
Ruh Roh- don’t tell Duncan family.
Dr. Kent Brantly, the missionary doctor who beat the virus two months ago,
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does anyone know if hes healed for good ??
can Ebola flare up again like malaria ???
Any one Dr. Brantly help save, and other survivors will be the “force multiplier” (sorry for the borrowed term).
Plus the vamping up of the several drugs in development.
As long as we don’t see a sudden uptick of more cases breaking out all over, we “could” contain it.
As for gubmint agencies and this WH admin, their motif and their handling of Ebola are suspect.
Dr. Brantly is an amazing man, God Bless him for all he is doing for these people, he is saving lives everyday..and God Bless Nina may she continue to recover from this dreadful disease
Well, of course. But, I’m afraid that the virus has a head start. Unless you want to start going to Africa for your transfusions the need will soon outpace the supply. Step right up and be first in line for a transfusion from Sierra Leone, or Liberia!
The missionary had received an experimental treatment and fought off the virus, and has donated blood for transfusions for three others, including Pham.
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Did the black guy get any?
Isn't that the truth!
If the virus flares up in Dr Brantly (which would not surprise me) the antibodies will kill it off.
Dr. Brantly is an amazing man, God Bless him for all he is doing for these people, he is saving lives everyday..
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Yes, he is, and some people didn’t want him allowed back in the country for treatment.
No, his blood type didn't match Brantly's.
the black lying Ebola Man did not..
he was too far gone when he finally showed up at the hospital the first time..
and he was the wrong blood type..
I am kind of surprised that this isn’t happening already in Liberia and other locations...Rounding up survivors and obtaining plasma for remaining sick. The more that they can cure from this disease, the more the blood/plasma is available. Money/donations can help reimburse, recompense people willing to donate their blood.
Question in general...has it been proven that donated blood cures, or just simply is part of the treatment process? Curious to know the effectiveness overall...
Also, any more news about anti-HIV medication that the African doctor used to treat his patients?
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