Nina Pham, the Texas nurse who got infected with the Ebola virus while treating the late Eric Duncan, has received blood transfusion from one of the survivors of the fatal contagion Dr. Kent Brantly.
Reports indicate that Dr. Brantly travelled to the Dallas Presbyterian Hospital over the weekend to make the blood donation. And on Monday, Nina Pham received the infusion. Officials say she is currently in a stable condition.
Medical experts say antibodies in the blood stream of the Ebola survivor will support Nina Pham's immune system as it struggles to contain the destructive virus. Under normal circumstances, Nina Pham should be able to produce the antibodies her body needs to destroy the virus. But the Ebola virus is known to attack the white blood cells; thereby weakening the body's ability to defend itself against the intruding micro organisms.
Nina Pham is the third person Dr. Brantly is donating blood to. Earlier, he also donated blood to Dr. Nick Sacra and NBC journalist Ashoka Mukpo.
Medical experts agree that the failure to deliver blood transfusion to the late Eric Duncan may have contributed to his failure to pull through as others have under similar experimental drugs he was put on.
Meanwhile, Nina Pham's uncle Jason Nguyen has revealed the Vietnamese family is confused and uninformed about the whole situation.
He told the Daily Mail that "My sister is very upset, we all are. She said she was going up to the hospital in Dallas and I haven't heard from her since. I've tried to call but I can't get through. It's very shocking. I don't know any of the details, only what I hear on the news. It's frightening," he said.
It remains unclear how Nina Pham, 26, contacted the virus. Officials at the Dallas Presbyterian Hospital insist medical staff that treated Duncan did so after taking the necessary precautionary measures. Meanwhile, the CDC has pinned her infection down to a 'breach of protocol.'
