Thomas Eric Duncan left Africa for the United States, by official accounts, a healthy man. But within days after his arrival in Texas, things changed for him, for the worst. So who is Duncan, besides the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States? When did he start to feel sick, and what happened to him next? And who did he come in contact with, in the meantime? Your #EbolaQandA questions answered Who is Thomas Eric Duncan? He is a 42-year-old Liberian citizen, said a friend who knows him well but asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of his case. Duncan's Facebook page indicates that he's from the Liberian capital of Monrovia, where he attended E. Jonathan Goodridge High School.
@highlight
United Airlines is reaching out to passengers on flights with the patient
@highlight
Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, is the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States
@highlight
Duncan had a fever, was vomiting when he went to a hospital; he was sent home
@highlight
Liberian man was admitted to the same Dallas hospital, isolated days later
Citing the woman's parents and Duncan's neighbors in @placeholder, Liberia, the newspaper said Duncan had helped carry the ailing woman home after a hospital turned her away because there wasn't enough space in its Ebola treatment ward.
Citing the woman's parents and Duncan's neighbors in Monrovia, Liberia, the newspaper said Duncan had helped carry the ailing woman home after a hospital turned her away because there wasn't enough space in its @placeholder treatment ward.