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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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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.
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% _" ^* |3 s& T- f+ rTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.) _) w0 \- O+ Q+ s8 [
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.( u5 w8 l6 z0 ]8 }& r+ D
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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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0 D$ a y- t5 s0 O) E' WMusto 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."* P' |9 O' b5 `7 R1 e, Q+ E% ?# x% a
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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.2 E4 @" g+ w; n/ b9 C5 [- h
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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.6 t3 u9 ^1 L) |3 H/ p5 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. x! a% n2 I( j. \. @
9 @7 { k" x4 e" _+ I"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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: W4 m9 y$ U7 `% f8 R5 u% U! c3 yOfficials 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.. L) S, @+ ?! O ~% q
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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." z* r% s6 T8 Z! T, j* T$ \: Z
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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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3 S" n6 K) @' ?"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 D2 O m# o. M* Y
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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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