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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html. M: t. k( ^' K+ y
: D- j6 j/ }/ ~; p# s+ nA 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.0 H k6 d. C+ E3 o! h
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 {7 a) C5 E9 R7 O! J/ ?& Y# Q
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.: i1 Q/ d) E, g& F8 O
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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@& S+ `! C; V1 z; b3 xMusto 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."
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/ s0 [& f+ ^1 z+ E" d/ gThe 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.& a1 Y4 n8 q" { s" A
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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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3 y0 o2 q# B: K Z F1 b"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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/ ~( U2 z( ?& d2 Z* y/ HThe 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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( D- {% ^" z( c9 w9 P* O$ G"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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- [" W# H5 z0 {: n3 R5 Q* B3 G+ UNot connected to children's hospital cases/ O: @# u5 L; `& S3 a" x2 V
! p, d/ \. U/ N, s4 D6 _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.6 b" | G7 G/ ?3 K7 W
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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.) R x& b l( x* S2 m# h9 _
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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.4 V. }, D# I6 F$ @. s0 P
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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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