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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.' y6 p2 O- ^8 ?& o
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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.. T4 E/ u. J" z8 y
+ h8 D9 }# Q. |4 {Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.: E B: F: y3 t* V8 P
- D$ c i5 ]% O# S/ ^/ c" D# z"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.! P. u, s* d- ?) p) J
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.": ~9 ~! T: Q1 Y! n6 y, f
9 _! F4 t- d1 i( n1 l2 h, WMusto 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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+ r. s0 ]* q' y0 V$ s2 h3 a4 `8 w- tThe 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., H" t, e* J0 E( k
- J* u r) T! ^9 W" \Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.! A, B9 K8 b* T% \
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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.
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2 S* d" ^! ?# S"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.+ A) Q8 [, S! p7 H0 i `
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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.1 W0 U* D# y% q0 u. a( @
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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.% T: f( _' x9 h* M
# V/ N* v" o" n' V/ |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 h$ [- ~. t: S
! g& H1 z( K/ Z/ V+ I% p"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.8 s/ h+ V8 Z2 G" r) P) f- 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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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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