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| Dr Nancy Writebol |
A second
American citizen has now become infected with the deadly Ebola virus as the
worst outbreak ever of the terrifying and grisly disease rages through four West
African nations.
Nancy Writebol,
an American working for a charity organization in Liberia has tested positive
for the virus officials announced Sunday.
While her
condition was not released. Writebol is undoubtedly fighting for her life
against the virus, which kills 90 percent of those infected.
The first America to contract the deadly disease
Dr Kent Brantly, the 33-year-old medical director for charity group Samaritan's
Purse whose been working in Liberia since October 2013.
Brantly is reported
to be responding to intensive treatment Sunday and was in stable condition,
even talking to his medical team and working on his computer, a spokeswoman for
Samaritan’s Purse said.
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