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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.* u( v+ Y; b! d) k: p8 a: h) t
! m+ e% O) W/ V( c4 kThe 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.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.- z2 }. l* W3 H+ r( c6 O4 z! N
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."; _: b5 {8 e+ X' K8 ^
7 _) Z8 [& }0 \: [9 s& ~2 KMusto 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."9 E% R& y2 P: 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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$ P S6 ~- e! v/ _"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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7 e' Z) L* t' {& G1 dThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.& X, Q) z0 g% K* R2 o- {
# c ~3 l: v2 ]5 V"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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& ]: h. W! h% y" c; NNot connected to children's hospital cases
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1 m" m* v* u) a9 x/ W. GOfficials 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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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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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./ c- C3 l# g$ `1 k7 p( ~
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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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% Y$ s, N/ _+ m5 G9 A6 ?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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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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