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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.
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& t( p+ G, M) \: v1 V5 E6 YThe 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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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h1 H5 D) l" Z* G9 c"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.6 x: Q l. {0 O O
' u, L& z! r7 p+ K5 l; D"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."* n! n, ?2 \) F" |! ~) l
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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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% H6 Q J, U( y- m# HThe 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.0 \0 ~; ` \' d+ F: k6 O3 V
; }, q7 r- `2 c9 ]$ {Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.0 H4 L% e1 U- c% ?) G( ~
# ?, v4 {/ Z7 C5 P2 {"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.# t- Y# l$ v( Q; s3 g3 e j
- T. v6 d! `4 F7 t0 r* M2 j"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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4 K- K2 N$ S' MNot connected to children's hospital cases) k l+ J$ I' e% b8 Q# t1 g' ~
) o) _. C$ Q4 d! F. ]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.( k) ]* q- f1 v/ y- Z: u
! H: }; m4 O3 mThe 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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0 G0 u! |0 t( K) MTed 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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1 o% L) \3 o1 a: Q- s' B8 d"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.6 V4 ?( [5 `( R8 I z Z
' Z9 P% K* A4 `- P4 Z+ w! PEvery 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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