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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., M( s# Z1 `" X+ U) y+ F6 Z7 w, m
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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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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9 g) q2 C7 h8 U% A"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.* M- S, e$ h& H' @' H4 k0 |- [% ~
5 A$ l+ p8 e9 a/ b- @6 g"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."; F$ X8 l( v0 X! S/ H) {7 e
0 D+ ^1 }4 }3 ]% QMusto 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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- T2 d. Z4 S/ EThe 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.8 I# g/ B3 u5 c( F1 f$ I
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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/ Z8 t4 v" `2 _3 i! p: S2 B"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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. h8 C- z$ y5 l2 L. A/ C6 E( I6 l, GThe 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.- D( X; x/ E, P% w6 r6 _+ M
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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.4 o" O1 i" n7 \6 Q2 u9 p* w
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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.7 }8 u& \3 o. F" p
& _! t' f: K$ u5 o+ r4 F/ CTed 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.& {7 r& d: Q8 Q$ O8 d
A) N9 `- e/ ]7 j"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.' r- F& n3 Y) P' @! \
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Every 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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