Fri Oct 24, 2014 AT 7:42 AM EDT
A New York City doctor recently returned from west Africa was diagnosed with Ebola Wednesday night after spending the last few days living a normal life in the crowded city – taking the subway, riding in a cab, meeting friends at a bowling alley. Newsmax reports. Dr. Craig Spencer recently returned to the U.S. and had passed the CDC checkpoints at the airport on his arrival.