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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. B! c7 \: @0 a
9 w* y1 x! A$ u0 g3 V) P3 B/ PThe 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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.4 ~8 N( K E" |1 Y
9 o+ m6 k( G; f+ x6 T; ?0 I"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.! O$ ~3 _6 ^$ ~+ z u/ s
! w- h! T9 F4 t5 ^' e# a"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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."# ^1 n$ Z2 K/ U* O
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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.
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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.$ L& l/ B/ |7 ^3 W* E8 N! f3 c
2 }" X$ B0 ?) p5 ^2 W" d: i; h) m6 rThe 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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.2 s2 d( Y& w2 g. J! c% A
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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( w" s- ?3 ?. U0 HOfficials 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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3 d6 G$ n) q* i) s! D% PThe 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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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." e) z. _, U; l- ^! C
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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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0 E( s" v& h3 FEvery 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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