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5 y% r2 W* V7 R$ r z# d# CA 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.5 @6 s! F( B; N4 V
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.! K. ^9 _' X4 u& ~5 [. i. t7 U
+ p; g+ L3 Q5 h' U3 \( c"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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# H% L1 x/ c9 u1 t# ?3 u, OMusto 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."* M/ j0 M8 q4 Y' A
/ _0 a0 {$ f0 x, gThe 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.2 _8 Z# N) G& l m
5 y# e- v4 a/ v* M/ |Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.% u0 _# A- C0 @+ L% b$ {. p
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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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.* E8 f, p8 |2 `, K4 y
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- b5 m( N: h* ~2 v$ V( eNot connected to children's hospital cases
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4 _2 x. n. }; ~0 TOfficials 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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0 H1 r$ m; e# v- d( h$ i) h2 b/ P$ hThe 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.: a' x9 x" l! [( A9 V m
7 u7 h' S, `6 z9 [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.
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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.4 {( V6 {. \) E1 T1 s% W' 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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