A Liberian woman who was rushed to Providence Milwaukie Hospital on Friday over fears she might be infected with Ebola is no longer suffering from a fever, according to members of the Portland family she was visiting.

"She's feeling good," the husband in the host family said during a brief interview on Saturday. "There's no more temperature."

The man, who's a pastor, spoke to a reporter on condition of anonymity for fear that his family, who are under voluntary quarantine in their home, would be stigmatized.

The Liberian woman is the latest of three people in Portland who have been monitoring themselves for Ebola symptoms. One woman finished the 21-day period on Saturday, sources told The Oregonian.

The young woman sent to Providence with a fever on Friday is isolated in a secure unit at the hospital, where she's being treated by medical staff outfitted in head-to-toe protective gear. She has not seen anyone in the host family since being hospitalized, the man said, but she has spoken to them on the phone.

The Ebola virus spreads through bodily fluids but it only takes a few viral particles to infect a person and it's often deadly.

Under advice from Multnomah County, the family is not going out or letting anyone in. They're also reporting their temperature twice a day to the county, just like the woman did since arriving in Portland on Tuesday evening. She was fine until Friday morning her temperature spiked at 102 degrees and the country had her transported to Milwaukie.

The family will continue monitoring themselves and staying put until the woman's status is known, the man said. A blood sample has been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is in charge of Ebola testing. The results might be known later this evening or tomorrow, he said.

If the test is negative, health officials may want to do another test in 72 hours, just to make sure she is Ebola-free, said Dave Underriner, regional chief executive for Providence Health & Services.

But no one in the household has a fever, the man said.

"None of us have any symptoms," he said, flashing a big smile.

The woman has had little contact outside the home since arriving in Portland, according to a member of the host family and a family friend. She's not hugged anybody or shaken their hands and she's always carried a bottle of hand sanitizer, a practice which has become routine for many Liberians, the family said.

Before coming to the United States, the woman was in an auto accident which may have affected her medical condition, the man said.

On her way to the airport in Liberia to travel to the United States, another vehicle rear-ended the one she was in, the man said. The woman woke up Friday also with a neck pain. The family suspects the woman's fever on Friday was caused by the traffic accident, not Ebola.

"Something else is going on with her," a woman in the host family said.

Meanwhile Saturday, Providence provided additional information about precautions its medical professionals are taking in the care of the Liberian woman, who has not been identified.

Underriner said the patient's treatment is going well despite the challenging conditions.

Before entering her isolated room, staff have to suit up in multi-layers, with hoods, gloves and booties, ensuring that they are completely covered. The virus, which is highly infectious, can be transmitted through bodily fluids, including sweat, saliva, urine and semen.

"We don't know if she has Ebola or not but we're treating her as if she does," Underriner said. "It's pretty intense."

The gear makes treatment rather cumbersome, Underriner said. For one, it's difficult to hear, he said.

Staff are relying on computers when they can, for example they've hooked up a stethoscope to a computer to take a reading on her heart. They also are working in shifts, rotating through in groups of four.

But Underriner said they're finding ways of making the woman feel comfortable in such a strange setting.

"They are very compassionate," he said.

The health care workers caring for the woman stepped up for the job. They are among 550 people Providence trained.

"Instead of running away, they're running forward," he said.

The host family has also not run away from helping visitors from Liberia, opening their home when the need arises. This latest incident has been a bit difficult, the man said, with the family become a little stir crazy. His children were really looking forward to going trick-or-treating.

Instead they had to stay home.

"They know the situation," the man said. "They were disappointed. But we explained it. We don't want them to be stigmatized."

-- Lynne Terry