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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.
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/ ?: r/ U7 t. |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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.4 R) l- y: U! n- Z4 m
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.' i' Z1 v9 i- U; f
& q9 ?; |; k, o/ T/ @$ t0 T2 U"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."0 A5 z1 ^+ G4 C9 w/ y+ Y+ s
, N- H6 {4 D% A# ZMusto 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."9 }' S9 K; Z3 Y( j, V2 S
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The 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. g9 Z7 Q, m5 ]" q' ^7 _. i5 v0 m
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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; ?+ Y* Y4 B4 c: \* a9 D. V"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.& m; Q5 x; m' S' M* g- ~/ H
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The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.' }, b# x0 M2 h$ F1 X; ?
/ |- L2 w" K4 K% ?' ~"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said." P v4 P2 D( X: k
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Officials 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.& H3 d! i5 e) Y# O. {
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The 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.: R9 r6 q: F6 | H0 X3 i
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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.
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"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.7 y# t& W$ c9 w6 m$ w
: f' Y6 p' L, T7 }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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