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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html* v. q: @: c9 ?5 r/ Z: o+ N
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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.6 R4 o+ a3 R, i7 _- I: s
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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.3 ?% z, I1 [/ S% d z3 R4 ?$ T
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.$ k; }! s) W- F, Z3 d7 q0 l
# L, X: q; t/ e3 j, V' E+ J% e"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."4 M) S7 `0 |* I, l0 q
4 ?! n; H$ t. H* M) I( ^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."$ r9 t. Y' Y1 ~$ ?0 I
' l. v4 {: |" z, T6 ?* Z! ^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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/ C' i) j! \' j"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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7 y- P. x3 s) q" dThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.% Y# C; {7 o( j4 r
1 X& A- m5 H- ^"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.. }# h9 Y; S/ G/ G* u9 H) d" m0 x
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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., K# v7 C) | B( \% V- @% h
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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.
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/ l" I* \, v3 U1 ~$ `4 H ^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.7 I" q: o/ z- h. J
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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.- h2 N, w, A- _
1 X: E' q$ C. |) G1 OEvery 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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