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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.% l9 I( z1 o6 k" Y X
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The victim, who was not named, had been sick for about two weeks before she was admitted to a Calgary hospital on June 29, said Dr. Richard Musto, medical officer of health for Calgary and area, on Thursday.% P3 B7 B. O# o. j. x y6 u
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.5 o( P# O# S8 l* s: @
) z* S2 E# j5 A% u' x" P3 Y4 N"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."6 Y, F0 X5 V& E2 }( a
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Musto did not name the hospital to which the woman was admitted but said that regular procedures were followed to "effectively protect other patients and staff."
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9 F) c3 f8 q& ?3 pThe death is the third in Alberta that's been linked to swine flu. Two women with pre-existing medical conditions — one in the Edmonton area and one in northern Alberta — were the other cases./ i: V; |5 }$ R
" S5 [1 V' k" y9 }Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.# ?% R; }: z% }
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.( { A6 G5 ^5 @! a; `
% }( I5 I' M% y3 @: N0 T7 S# u& AThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto. l; E, [6 B+ {8 S
6 J. o0 U8 A3 T' s! j5 k5 u"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.' K- G3 U7 S6 I
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8 U/ P9 e G/ L6 }) q1 ?Not connected to children's hospital cases
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/ R4 F& o3 p, t/ Y FOfficials said the death is not connected to an outbreak this week at the Alberta Children's Hospital, when two patients and a staff member were diagnosed with the H1N1 flu. A unit on the hospital's third floor was isolated to prevent the flu's spread.
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, F1 ]% a9 k8 `" TThe patients were isolated in their private rooms on the weekend when they became symptomatic, and the staff member stayed at home upon becoming ill, said Musto.- Y1 [3 Y6 x: M8 r8 o& U6 D" p
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Ted Woynillowicz of Friends of Medicare in Calgary questioned why officials publicized the children's hospital while the facility where the woman was treated was not named.3 P6 ?, U d" [. `
4 }3 Y' X! L' y2 y& v"I think there's kind of a lack of consistency. And I think it should be publicized if it affects the public in some way," he said.
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1 \) S% S9 R7 l, q- _Every year 4,000 Canadians die from the flu and a high percentage of them have underlying conditions that play a large part in making them susceptible to serious consequences when they get the flu, he said. |
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发表于 2009-7-10 18:50
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但另一个方面，如艾滋病人也列入了流感高危人群的行列。究竟如何，还有待于专家们的努力工作。
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