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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html7 \0 Q* ?) L9 T( c& V. ~
( O) m( s& v) J3 gA 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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.0 Y- H' q1 H! \+ _' Y
0 n. R/ d; l4 |6 H: T; Y8 X$ p"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 I5 ` C+ A3 q d! E; P! o$ H m7 g
- n) b$ ~! v6 ^"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.": L1 P5 w# Z& s7 {; @
6 \) t! X5 L) G; `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."& K- N" M0 U9 S4 ~# I! P
0 H+ f& w1 u3 lThe 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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1 H: @5 @$ l. ~! o1 i* ^Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.% g2 P4 l4 R5 `; O% i) w
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.# p" F4 H- c: m4 j3 @4 x" J% P
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The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.& ~6 @& W# V' q; U
2 y+ r+ O. |/ s/ M"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.( V; l& s. ~; x9 H6 H' e
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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.7 |0 k) B$ C. F$ u! F% r6 F# @4 h5 M
, f# Q" r* L3 mThe 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. i& L7 Z( q$ k
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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.
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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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) \7 z9 `8 }8 pEvery 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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