 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html" f& ?( x$ s, z/ w
l4 o7 H$ g. e& ?) dA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
$ f9 V, Y3 }) Q4 P u5 ]6 D/ Z8 B/ }& i8 s r
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.
* Y* U W+ E, \- A- N# s/ L1 b4 G, E) N! F3 ]
Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
L+ b9 n; X2 Y) h% \& | u7 t0 i+ X( m
"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
4 E) ]# A1 Q$ E+ M+ i
$ C' }% `: m0 |' g0 x% `"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."6 G, D9 l' ~$ W: v# ~! v9 J) Y
$ c: p3 {% b2 I3 \) N( p$ RMusto 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."
9 ^8 j) h& F" K8 T8 ]! W' \- o2 O* [; Y0 k4 u# g3 x
The 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.% h4 p0 _* B ?% v
5 z# R4 f5 v6 ^6 t7 h& p3 I# Y# ?4 H& XAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
. j3 g' P- J. @* H- u' E) P+ }; ]0 H, T
6 Y5 c! t- }# e" }. V"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.5 E) r" T3 C4 ]2 X- r& q# }5 V* Q z$ K
" g s4 v! a9 u. }
The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.
2 F$ O6 l( M% ] w5 V8 r- t6 r3 f7 l1 w! T: T8 j+ v0 U
"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
5 T9 f: _: W( g7 f/ R
- k; K! j8 y( k; I5 t9 Z- O# C
Not connected to children's hospital cases
* O) a: |7 ]! N" Y' B6 h$ ~6 O. w) E5 Q/ k0 }
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.! f: i- m; S- J6 J/ f1 n
$ |* C7 V; t/ n+ [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.$ r9 {4 w! p: q/ u. z/ \! p( d5 V
/ Q" ?% h2 b- K3 U t1 }5 E/ {5 O/ \
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.
. O7 u9 E& W5 M# i
0 s. a! A. l( R: ]( O"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.& j7 j0 B8 z$ k9 y
2 M& v0 a9 y1 B) g cEvery 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. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2009-7-10 18:50
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
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。
楼主