'Leave her alone’: Nurse diagnosed with Ebola named; Reporter asks her to call

The nurse who has contracted Ebola while helping provide care for Thomas Duncan, the Liberian man who died from the virus in Dallas, has been named:

#BREAKING: Nina Pham, 26, is the nurse being treated for #Ebola. This image is provided by her family. pic.twitter.com/qzlYDrMSvx

— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) October 13, 2014

Nina Pham's family provided that picture to WFAA and confirmed that she is the 2nd #Ebola patient in the city.

— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) October 13, 2014

A Los Angeles Times reporter tried to get in touch with the nurse not long after her name was released to the public:

https://twitter.com/mollyhf/status/521375466863984640

Requests were made to give Pham a break:

@mollyhf @Nina_Pham You must be kidding. Poor girl is sick and in hospital. Leave her alone

— Buddy (@wpxstar) October 13, 2014

@wpxstar @mollyhf @Nina_Pham couldn't agree more. This is disgusting.

— Kyle (@kredmondOSU) October 13, 2014