 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html- L* M/ i- L: K
4 M( t. `7 P6 A/ z
A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
2 N# {5 _5 ]2 @: J3 S
* h1 N% K" \5 B4 AThe 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.- d' l/ ~( U6 f$ T% W8 H, [) n- t
* {7 J8 d+ |* M) cTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
. s+ ^- y6 S3 r* ?) q! V# |" _# ^0 X) R1 B' [1 ]
"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.* f: y. a9 U$ P
' w& a+ R% F7 \; x3 x. O
"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
* g! a# Z: O9 M+ m$ \
/ g1 {/ h% `3 A" hMusto 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."
0 I. @% c$ _# s. l4 i% a' W% a( K+ l# S, j
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.
: ^0 z5 Y7 Z- T- @& d# N+ y/ I
( }& S3 E6 r" ?( W, w5 g oAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
: W" C1 G3 s" ?" ~; r1 y$ e# k# ^5 l
"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
& U- U4 \% Y6 s' S. Z+ E
. i7 ` d" x6 O- Y3 l0 f( m5 `0 v; yThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.
7 v6 R% c" m/ K6 J: O+ t) |$ S/ ?) i5 ~# i- `
"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
, S2 O; Z* l* C; ^) t$ C' O% n: l) _0 x! V# ~
: V8 @ ?7 d' E& H- h: W7 c8 J( \) vNot connected to children's hospital cases
- L' |" l3 y. l- M9 G! P+ [2 u: F
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.
8 l. ]3 ], n( ?1 i, \. S' }2 G+ K% t+ X5 S! s$ g! v0 P) `; j% f
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.
5 @$ x* u% y* A4 h) L+ W& I% n/ A* w' v' p i
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# l6 {! T" Q# Y& n/ m1 D$ y
! n; x( r9 `4 W" o1 p"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.
" A- I, @' y9 p9 t
# [/ v" N, @' L* r4 Q0 MEvery 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. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2009-7-10 18:50
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
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。
楼主
