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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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5 K. m, O4 o aA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.3 d2 J: C7 O* n& g f
' O+ u( w* o. |& Q4 J/ c. gThe 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.9 {. V9 j* i, }
# a5 r1 K- g) p0 ?) X, N5 HTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.6 Z! q1 g; i4 H+ w1 c* |/ n+ \
, G+ L% Z0 s- W2 O"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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* \% r t Y, ~& P$ O"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."* g* ^' Z: e& P" x& S
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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."6 t/ x( n3 B( P7 O
1 x9 } E) ~3 B5 M# X1 y+ HThe 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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8 X1 w) s* ~; QAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.+ i9 c7 E- I8 V5 O! U7 D# d
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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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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, c# ^+ S3 {/ g( y# q# Q+ i1 _9 YOfficials 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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; b7 k# z$ n# `8 ZThe 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.# m, i1 t* u2 t; n/ b
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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.* e. J! Z6 n$ @, G: {7 y
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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.
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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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