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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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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.
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: e; u& ], l/ d% X2 v; uThe 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.% t. D @' r! {9 v0 A! J- |8 ^
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.3 T6 x e: @( p# P. b" ?' B; `
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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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* j) W- ]# y8 Y$ `4 f) ~"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant." x3 t5 f V4 ^
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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 A6 V- Z- l. K5 A; _! x
9 k0 G" m# q5 D3 uThe 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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.8 H7 o+ Y8 [8 _# `# y: m/ |* O$ T4 A
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.' N- @0 p+ e7 s2 P. w# T# n" Y
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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.2 j7 k( t6 Z& h- [6 \6 e
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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.: E K) m7 J2 R/ R3 T' ?0 \1 {
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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.
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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.0 Z; G& w0 C# _6 z# V
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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.' B% K, y2 P3 }& q* H
0 w+ e/ W4 e6 KEvery 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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