Ebola victim's family blasts treatment

By Jeong Ji-su

The family of Eric Duncan, the first person to die from Ebola in the U.S. is furious over “unfair” treatment, ABC News reports.

Thomas Eric Duncan died on Wednesday after being diagnosed with the Ebola virus two weeks ago. His nephew Joe Weeks claimed Duncan was not treated properly.

He said he was suspicious about why Duncan was not moved to Emory University Hospital, where two Ebola patients were successfully treated.

Weeks also complained that Duncan was not given blood from Ebola survivors, which could have been the key to his recovery. The World Health Organization recommends this approach because there is no confirmed cure.

Dallas country commissioner John Wiley Price -- in addition to civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson --- blamed racism for Duncan’s death.

“If a person who looks like me shows up without any insurance, they don’t get the same treatment,” said Price, who is black.

Jackson, also spoke up for Duncan in a blog entry for the Huffington Post, which read, “Duncan has a foreign accent, black skin, and no health insurance. What role did his lack of privilege play in the treatment he received? He is being treated as a criminal rather than as a patient. Most often white people, have greater access to better medical care.”