The nurse who has contracted Ebola while helping provide care for Thomas Duncan, the Liberian man who died from the virus in Dallas, has been named:
#BREAKING: Nina Pham, 26, is the nurse being treated for #Ebola. This image is provided by her family. pic.twitter.com/qzlYDrMSvx
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) October 13, 2014
Nina Pham's family provided that picture to WFAA and confirmed that she is the 2nd #Ebola patient in the city.
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) October 13, 2014
A Los Angeles Times reporter tried to get in touch with the nurse not long after her name was released to the public:
@Nina_Pham hoping to reach you please call 213-265-8572
— Molly Hennessy-Fiske (@mollyhf) October 12, 2014
Requests were made to give Pham a break:
@mollyhf @Nina_Pham You must be kidding. Poor girl is sick and in hospital. Leave her alone
— Conway (@wpxstar) October 13, 2014
@wpxstar @mollyhf @Nina_Pham couldn't agree more. This is disgusting.
— Kyle Redmond (@osubuck2121) October 13, 2014