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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html, D- [1 v: m2 I4 V1 F7 U
; n/ T( P; R+ }, cA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
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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.
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% m* E+ Z/ }) C# ~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.- v2 B) W# l2 p: k- z7 [
! t+ ~6 G2 h* ~0 g. {9 E"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."/ r! o7 ~, C) o3 `
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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.") I B0 _5 Y3 e; p6 Z
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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.3 y, H6 N1 ^8 L& b5 Q) M* E3 O
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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$ J9 L: a" m, i0 R# i8 LThe 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." W. S: e6 P6 F' P
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* M6 t9 R. O/ [4 u9 L! z" 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. p# t1 C2 L! T* d
' Z" _, L# O$ ]3 F! U& rThe 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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- W7 t. F, C4 r6 y( x' W+ x1 `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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1 Z1 A" e# x4 M+ d& s1 ?, a"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: G% h3 X; S l
- E" e0 w h2 ] NEvery 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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