Texas Health Worker Who Cared for First U.S. Ebola Patient Contracts the Virus (UPDATE: She Was Wearing Protective Gear When She Was Exposed) | TheBlaze.com

Texas Health Worker Who Cared for First U.S. Ebola Patient Contracts the Virus (UPDATE: She Was Wearing Protective Gear When She Was Exposed) | TheBlaze.com: CNN reported new details Sunday morning on the health worker infected with Ebola in Texas: The victim is a female nurse, and Texas Health Resources chief clinical officer Dan Varga said she was involved in Thomas Eric Duncan’s second visit to the hospital, meaning that she was wearing full protective gear when she interacted with Duncan, the first person diagnosed with the virus in the U.S.

A “close contact” of the nurse has been “proactively” isolated as well, Varga said.

The fact that the nurse was apparently wearing the full gown, gloves, mask and shield meant to prevent Ebola transmission when she was treating Duncan adds a new layer of concern as the virus has been characterized as “difficult to catch” by news outlets and the government.

In addition to speaking with CNN, Varga issued a statement Sunday morning, confirming that the nurse is in “stable” condition.

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