Spanish nurse Theresa Romero, seen here, is the first person to contract Ebola outside of Africa.
As special teams descended on her Madrid apartment to disinfect her belongings, Romero, in a telephone interview, offered this update on her status.
SOUNDBITE: Teresa Romero, Spanish nurse infected with Ebola saying:
"Yes, I feel better. It is going very but I am doing better."
Romero weeks earlier, had been part of the team treating a priest with Ebola. She came down with a fever and a rash soon after and was taken to the hospital.
She knew somethig was wrong when foot traffic into her room decreased dramatically.
SOUNDBITE: Teresa Romero, Spanish Nurse infected with Ebola saying:
"At first, the doctors and nurses were coming into the room every hour but in the afternoon they stopped coming in. Through the door, I could hear them talking , so I asked the doctor about my results and he refused to tell me clearly."
Romero says she learned o
