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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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- P* _: K# @3 _8 W+ vA 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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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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: j, b z% J8 CTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.# E: b* F( Y% j( m& g( Y3 P/ S
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.. T8 O( y3 Q! i V8 N8 o
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.", b8 {* A/ f' x7 b
3 `3 `; H: e7 s" _9 c! `9 ~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 U' U% f) f4 h( c! B( zThe 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.$ S- }* n0 b+ d1 h L0 z% [$ S- D
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.; n! L! x6 }% u( d3 o
# t5 N* l3 d2 j. Z- N" E" D"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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" i0 S, D: @; b& a1 O: |/ { _% \The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.9 w/ l: r b( q6 f3 Y
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.- ~: _+ V% E( @% U( V, C# \2 K. @1 q
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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.: d- k, A4 p- c K. y: N _4 p& L3 _
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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.5 s- H, j' t! y8 z. P+ }& k
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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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# `7 m* t" W' ?! |4 {) _5 T% H# ZEvery 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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发表于 2009-7-10 18:50
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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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