Dallas Nurse Infected With Ebola to Be Transferred to NIH [View all]

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Good. Should have done this from the start.

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Thursday, Oct 16, 2014 • Updated at 11:41 AM EDT

The first nurse to become infected with the Ebola virus in the United States is expected to be transferred from Dallas to NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, a federal government official with direct knowledge of the plans told NBC News.

Nina Pham, a Texas Christian University nursing school graduate, contracted Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan. The 26-year-old Pham helped care for Duncan from the day he was placed in intensive care at Dallas Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital until the day before his Oct. 8 death, NBCDFW.com reports.

Pham and other health care workers wore protective gear, including gowns, gloves, masks and face shields -- and sometimes full-body suits -- when caring for Duncan, but she became the first person to contract the disease within the United States.

Pham was upgraded to good condition Tuesday and remained good Wednesday, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas said. She will be transported from Dallas to NIH's isolation unit in Maryland.

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