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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html( m% R- @1 r. M7 \# b: O
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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. R y6 F* c6 G/ U3 ?# x
1 G2 ]# ?6 R& h$ }2 sThe 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.0 y4 e- C5 |( h& M' a$ t! h, J4 I
' X5 q( m2 S7 @- H2 STests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.! r* s' b+ t0 N
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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; {+ J9 z1 ?) H8 X6 k"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."4 T; y7 }9 F" X( k1 |7 I
$ I7 z2 L2 ~; E* E! X" 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."- R" `9 p. d5 U: W0 ?; z" ^
% g' v+ j0 `: n" h* uThe 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.. v$ i$ @; ]! W" {4 A+ H
6 y! \% S, A( f: A. yAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.. N, e' b! N1 |+ A
: x5 g; T. {) r2 V4 b"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.6 A+ t- A/ X% F2 N
. Q6 H0 [+ L/ i" P" R3 tThe 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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6 K0 ` }8 _& |"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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0 V2 z* v, [- D4 J; _! HNot connected to children's hospital cases
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8 R. e) B3 H& cOfficials 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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, @2 l, Q. |. r" X8 y5 [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.6 z! C( z& C- G4 b: I2 n
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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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"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.$ R. U; B( e) {6 {) t3 b
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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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