William Pooley was working in Sierra Leone as a volunteer nurse when he contracted the illness in late August.
He was flown to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead Heath, London, where he was kept in an isolation ward and treated with an experimental drug called ZMapp.
Pooley said he feared for his life when he woke up to see doctors in protective clothing at his bedside.
'I was worried I was going to die,' said William , 29, 'I was very lucky in several ways, firstly in the standard of care that I received, which is a world apart from what people are receiving in west Africa.'
William praised the spirit and optimism of the African people, some of whom were coping with horrendous conditions.
So far 1,500 people have died from the Ebola virus, with many medical professionals fleeing the region for fear of catching the disease. Pooley reiterated in interview yesterday that he does not regret flying to Sierra Leona to help those suffering.
The nurse was the first Briton to be infected outside of a laboratory setting, with scientist Geoffrey Platt contracting it when he accidentally pricked himself with an needle containing the disease in 1976.