 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html. ~% S/ |7 J0 C! v( K
2 ]4 ~. \# \ o4 _
A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.' N6 |/ m" |5 g9 x& K: |2 ^
% F8 N }" h n1 N* D: }8 \! ]
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.0 ]! `4 i q' ?/ h2 e5 D
/ c' O. m# X3 d3 a+ o `Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
1 b! S8 c# u0 W8 o- p. \* ]. v
; M$ ]& |1 P9 x$ @7 C"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.) M3 o% U1 `% {" l" K
7 A3 q5 _8 M' y: F
"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."3 Y9 o; ^& [# O+ c$ }4 c/ P5 D k
# J4 ^+ W4 ?" n" z; z$ 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."( S8 }2 N& M$ L+ A* i. L
: C3 Q$ E3 p* Y% m
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.
/ q' K& Z( _5 v) `* Q4 g' C! x3 U, `. M" p* d0 Y4 m- B' C
Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.+ y: l2 R% {7 ~# }- C! T
9 @+ }: C! i( N; K
"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.! n; T5 ]+ k3 o9 v$ ~+ l" Y
) s1 ~% O& w. T4 j$ L, R# {The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.
' r& m! v6 \9 z( d- w: L* b- d+ j3 h0 |( d; \& \" I
"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.0 z7 _3 w& K6 @% _) @
& t8 O9 k. C/ A, V% x/ A* y6 s. Q8 }+ F" b$ h5 i; P) y; h
Not connected to children's hospital cases! T" |- O4 b. [4 A
3 h8 \& f+ _) K- C8 }) \" ?/ @& xOfficials 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.6 Y0 p b; E, A/ t/ H# l3 T
( Q* v% x* m4 [5 K* b' p) C8 ~
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.
/ j6 E+ Y& s8 i# b4 _) h: X9 b: g' Z5 N
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., @8 J! G& ^9 g' j5 x( D1 a8 K' K
. Y- x: a/ N! r3 H. ^
"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.1 ~7 i* r6 E- v) ^! f; a
5 a6 X9 m7 j9 H# r! j- K' B
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. |
|
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
2 ]% D5 ?1 \ G9 `+ M% E/ u