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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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2 N: w$ ^' A: o( E( ?A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.* A& r2 V( Y5 L% g
3 ^7 `8 g y k- _" ]9 IThe 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.6 ~0 i& D3 r3 _. J0 j
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.& W2 V$ G1 p0 R. Y6 [
5 _" E4 A1 E' D( } M"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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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."
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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.
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; h; o4 Q/ G2 l( AAlberta 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.( `5 r% B8 s/ p& ^4 T$ V6 v& l( ?
( K+ j1 w4 {+ c0 I) s9 PThe 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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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.
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6 |# F. g6 o; W3 T1 \% vThe 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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% x. I2 Z$ ]2 K- @* ATed 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.% F3 |, h5 Q! Z# w) H
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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.! S: W5 g2 a/ O5 s ^/ g
3 U* e5 g0 l2 vEvery 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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