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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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7 C6 r2 C: Z3 f1 ^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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7 c$ ?8 p; ]) HThe 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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: U; L3 v0 |. _9 CTests 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.
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# Y4 b: U% t5 ~: @: a"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."
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6 E- \# n, i! ^! N% r+ d( J0 C+ ZThe 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.9 B: x" U# S: O1 }2 l' ]
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.. r/ V: J- {$ W: a# A$ |4 b8 m
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.6 W4 k; H/ a4 R2 j
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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.; \7 u9 G+ y) d7 @/ x9 e
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: e; \1 s6 ?* N. |) t& mNot connected to children's hospital cases3 c- }' }" P! M5 m
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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.& }0 D9 |, W8 C4 q6 x
( ]/ q8 S# _- ]- X) ^2 fThe 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.$ X* Q( Q$ F) o3 M8 U) Z8 f8 f
- w7 Y! z( e/ k; T& u7 g8 ITed 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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- s1 B9 q( C: C0 K8 N( f' p0 @. g+ 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.& ?, n, i' w# i4 |8 s
! s% u4 h8 p' M4 dEvery 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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