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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html! W* g. D0 v% {8 t& \
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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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: M+ n; o3 x4 B' ]- g! f$ V, _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.. [ K( x; Q3 c" ?8 j: h
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.& s. n8 o$ d/ J5 U3 ]
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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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* G$ O# B& |1 t1 a) j8 s+ _$ Y"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."1 U. I3 K" Z" \7 W) e: U* y3 l5 N0 v
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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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8 N5 s+ E; J4 Y J$ t# ]4 `2 RThe 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.7 I' h* r) ~# l3 z- r# q/ j( O' a
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.- L& W8 R, y) g, c4 {4 a
+ ^4 u; l4 K4 D2 @1 L( d7 X"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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9 v, A7 t0 L8 p+ y; m% 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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4 l! M- Q6 d* I"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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, @; I7 H' A% u. UNot connected to children's hospital cases
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, E$ C3 l2 v, B3 m, rOfficials 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.0 {9 Y; e$ N; a# M2 F8 Z9 g0 s
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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.) a& Z1 X" F1 C2 X& U, ?5 f, _
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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.
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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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