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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html8 h/ b' a7 B& d: e% `
: D$ l0 ~5 P8 \/ Q4 ZA 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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. ~! T8 M8 N/ C4 g G. BThe 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.$ d# _* w7 `- j; ^8 F, `9 R
8 `8 c/ y0 a b' pTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.& H& p; E& ~" R
3 W3 Y- j1 D4 l8 s- r"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"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."
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) K; B" W0 b* s* V! OThe 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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.( ?4 @/ F2 ]+ I3 f, l5 a6 D* t9 }
9 |7 E3 ^6 h# v& O8 P0 B2 p"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.7 P. a2 Q) _+ b \ a
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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./ c# A8 s- ]( q1 s
2 d9 l) s% e0 U7 A$ j7 Y9 L"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.7 e3 z' A: ~, x: k4 \5 e' g, ?
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Not connected to children's hospital cases: s( q/ d6 N! i3 @4 p8 U" d) h/ X
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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.7 j4 o6 a9 S" Z, {# f6 i# F4 K
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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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?. `' ]9 l8 tTed 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.+ W# {4 }- b- H7 M8 Z
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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.- H, _8 p5 ?) N! n, h9 F
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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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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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