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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." J- l' Q2 _- ]
- \# T# l$ T8 C+ D7 R) M4 \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.! v" [; Y/ z+ v* Q W
: K; D0 o5 h1 vTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said. B8 R7 c* m" {- y+ M1 ^% X u* P
7 n6 V1 \2 f3 A* T- R2 d$ i"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters., I- o0 b! ]; r, O) A' }
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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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7 o7 Q# @0 P6 S, B; g1 pMusto 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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$ J# u7 Q+ g4 i+ A) 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.
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.- B# V# R. c+ |; D$ b
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.# c& R' J: d5 I
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.# ~* t: X: [+ j
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# w6 P, ?5 ]! n' F1 f5 s; q% IOfficials 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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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.+ d$ Z- ~5 v8 c+ D9 P4 Z
* s& O4 J- U# c4 F& z1 ~% a+ B0 zTed 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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" s# J' C1 ~$ I1 G. f8 c"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.
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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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