Thomas
Eric Duncan, whose health took a grave turn for the worse this weekend,
succumbed to the virus at 7.51am at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital,
officials announced late this morning.
Duncan
exposed nearly 50 people to the disease in America, including his
fiancée Louise Troh and two of her children. They remain quarantined and
under constant monitoring by health officials over fears that they,
too, could develop symptoms during a 21-day incubation period.
His body, which still carries the virus, must now be disposed of in a way that will not put anyone else at risk.
On
Monday doctors began administering an experimental antiviral drug to
Duncan in the hopes that it could save his life, but he showed few signs
of improvement.
His family said Tuesday that he was medically sedated and unresponsive when they tried to visit him at the hospital.
Texas
Health Presbyterian Hospital issued a statement that read: 'It is with
profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of
the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7.51am. Mr. Duncan
succumbed to an insidious disease, Ebola.
'He
fought courageously in this battle. 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.'
Texas
health officials must now dispose of Duncan's body, which still harbors
the disease. Ebola spreads by having contact with the bodily fluids of
an infected patient. Even getting sweat or blood on the skin can cause
an infection.
Source: Daily Mail.
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