Second Death Among American Treated Ebola Patients

Revelation 6:7,8 NCV When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!"8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse. Its rider was named death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill people by war, by starvation, by disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.

The second Ebola victim treated in the United States has died.

Dr. Martin Salia died Monday morning while being treated at the Biocontainment Unit at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.  A hospital spokesman said that Dr. Salia died around 4 a.m. Monday.

Officials close to the case say that Dr. Salia was already critical when he arrived at the facility, including being in kidney and respiratory failure.

“Dr. Salia was extremely critical when he arrived here, and unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we weren’t able to save him,” said Dr. Phil Smith, medical director of the biocontainment unit.  “We used every possible treatment available to give Dr. Salia every possible opportunity for survival.  As we have learned, early treatment with these patients is essential. In Dr. Salia’s case, his disease was already extremely advanced by the time he came here for treatment.”

Salia’s wife said she was thankful the U.S. State Department worked to bring her husband to Nebraska to help him fight for his life.

“We are so appreciative of the opportunity for my husband to be treated here and believe he was in the best place possible,” Isatu Salia said.

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