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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html: z8 G" o2 C6 V' | _% s. U
7 K# d! u; c7 pA 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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5 k( ^: K( p. WThe 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.( _& W; O1 R, ` a6 P( p
# o; ]; i% B# V6 J: p$ `Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.# Y% }7 b7 v" F8 ]1 {4 C& n
1 I. p3 D" u2 q/ s' S* l. j* K"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.! p% \( I# ^( b& ^& y& }) ]
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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.". j) x2 p9 q1 ^% d
; ^; V. G' e7 u" QThe 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.
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.% z7 {. q$ @1 [ v
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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." r I/ P0 r2 y2 n# h
1 t" D+ n: N7 C4 }/ Y"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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1 [: a, ]- M& {$ Q/ @Not connected to children's hospital cases
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2 _2 d1 Z4 D* J$ Q7 `/ eOfficials 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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. v+ ~5 V3 m: s( v% t+ ]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.
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/ G" j/ W3 @( i/ B( V$ n0 ETed 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.- `5 V$ i$ O7 ]5 b' ?
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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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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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