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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html$ L% J7 u4 F, \+ C
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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.0 c# h: `8 t( O. J. j- u
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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." \" g, ^/ E# V
. e3 w/ n1 q0 bTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( z6 K' K: p; E- ]- y+ v8 T5 h: P0 S
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.1 Y) E, Q! H; ?* d( E
( C( d; ^3 D" @& ^# d3 Q"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."$ E+ t/ d o4 A2 H
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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."% r0 Z* J6 ]# V- N# t- r
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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./ M6 \+ E6 D2 T+ K5 o* j1 r! @
! l& i- B' \% \* ?9 a! |Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.% V3 v' H6 L- U
7 D: n" T9 z# A" J4 _3 Y"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.8 L* Z1 e9 S/ j# ]! A% ~7 S
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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& h& e4 A5 h! d5 ~: F; y+ H; J8 |/ rNot connected to children's hospital cases3 {) x# ]; y0 o) z
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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.3 `7 z( E' f4 e
' n- C+ m. [0 ]3 PThe 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.( `( g% K" U7 q0 R
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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.1 A$ X* l/ r/ y2 Y, M
U! K2 W& b" w6 H8 g"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.0 S7 y. s- w9 L, z8 g/ J# j: h
2 c: f: ~4 R1 SEvery 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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