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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html' c& }3 p% E& u T( N9 y
0 i4 z' K) S0 H M; gA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.1 t* r2 o7 l; P& }8 E1 h( `: T6 E( m
* |1 S6 F6 q8 J8 `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& w* M9 T J7 m
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.3 r1 \* z( Q: }; T' v
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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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1 {! T3 `9 ?4 V4 o* O"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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.", V0 E' |1 \+ O1 P9 b+ j0 V
9 g3 h9 N/ B/ P6 K: AThe 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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, V% y4 |- D) x5 X. _Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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1 X; C0 C+ B+ ^3 B"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said." Q2 {- n5 f0 Z& Z+ r% v, k
/ ]: m/ `% V6 {5 e- v: WThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.3 U0 {& [4 j; a9 [) Y& C
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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, o; N& b( K' z0 l( L8 R9 xOfficials 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( T T0 S: o3 y( l/ C* R
3 K' r- P1 N* ITed 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.9 Z7 L' W% Q" ]
: Q, w, K5 D, m* }7 W' m3 H' c. Y+ V"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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4 a# I3 X( d: f7 @$ j; 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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