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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.8 {) s. z0 c F0 g
8 A/ p e7 Q( w' dThe 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.$ D2 B* ^# h* S" O* f% x! v* O
; S) W% y5 n. i1 sTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.& E: p" O( _' G/ h
; Y8 Z4 I( J; R"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.- m# @6 q$ N1 } k$ Q# A
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."# ^5 |" ?. f1 g! p2 |; V: N
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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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5 Q) x8 y' K. i- r4 d+ sThe 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.8 t: k/ w* S9 R# _4 Y$ }
1 |. j; @5 T6 _2 D s hAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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! L9 Z- M. O( f"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 j2 k4 O1 Y2 M, k! D* f: I! q8 D
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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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$ p* P5 j N2 V# L! e6 `"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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. b# R. \$ E$ o! d& _5 s9 G8 {+ {$ pNot 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.
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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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$ w# H& K, D( w9 C9 d2 ^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.
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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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