Ebola-infected UK nurse in critical condition

[Lite Beer]

Ebola-infected UK nurse in critical condition

LONDON (AP) — The hospital treating a British nurse who contracted the Ebola virus in West Africa says her condition has deteriorated to critical.

Pauline Cafferkey, the first person diagnosed with Ebola on British soil, returned to Britain on Dec. 28 from Sierra Leone. She is being treated in an isolation unit at London's Royal Free Hospital with an experimental antiviral drug and with plasma from a recovered patient containing Ebola-fighting antibodies.

The hospital said Saturday the 39-year-old nurse's condition had deteriorated over the past two days.

Cafferkey was working as a volunteer nurse in Sierra Leone, and was diagnosed shortly after returning to Britain.

-- (c) Associated Press 2015-01-04

[NeverSure]

Nasty stuff. I hope she pulls through.

[dsfbrit]

I believe they have run out of the antidote that they used to successfully treat the previous returning health care victims in the UK and USA. Yes, let's hope she pulls though with the new treatments they are trying.

[outsider]

Pray that she pulls through.

[ResandePohm]

Her heroism should be recognized and rewarded for going there to help those poor people. A candidate for the George Cross or something like it maybe.

[MJP]

Her heroism should be recognized and rewarded for going there to help those poor people. A candidate for the George Cross or something like it maybe.

Definitely.

Also a man of the year award for William Pooley. But I bet he wouldn't want it.

True heroes.

Edited January 4, 2015 by MJP