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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html( T( [. V! D; O/ Q
5 ], P& N8 D: B8 N) sA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.$ c) Q a m) Z0 J
7 l7 d/ A% g0 A1 s' ZThe 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.' l8 W1 i! W1 ^& }& U% n
7 A+ p1 \7 r5 @) E( \- `' I5 f& X! M! eTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said./ J8 T( Z: J% b) A& G m
2 P3 I) z/ I9 h/ c& B"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.7 T2 \2 i' L4 ^; Y' o s
* _* r; {$ N( `4 L I5 _8 i/ B$ G"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."; B7 {. d$ G: y3 G) t* |$ }
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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."; L1 X$ N. K# T) x) y
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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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; }0 |7 _1 _ @: [Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.# w6 e0 Q- ~+ m+ { r
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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$ E8 c7 b/ V7 O; c3 B$ `The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.4 W+ f8 {! U9 w9 B; T0 s8 B
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.& k7 D5 X! _2 ?$ Y5 ~
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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. o" [. l9 O f: t, S7 i: E) D l) x
) {. ?' ~3 ? A0 P6 U2 @4 r5 s7 aThe 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.' r% w/ t' b2 f4 [
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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.0 L9 y% i9 g0 b$ F
4 g$ r8 ~$ C3 R) W"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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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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