Thomas Eric Duncan passed away on October 8 at 7:51 a.m. Duncan , 42 , is the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States . Who was Duncan , besides the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States ? Duncan had a fever , was vomiting when he went to a hospital ; he was sent home . He died from complications of his illness and did not have any contact with anyone who came into direct contact with him or cared for him.
Thomas Eric Duncan passed away on October 8 at 7:51 a.m. Duncan , 42 , is the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States . Duncan had a fever , was vomiting when he went to a hospital ; he was sent home . He died from complications of his illness and did not have any contact with anyone who came into direct contact with him or cared for him.