 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html" \! g* _3 ] G5 K# F
$ ?+ [0 J5 U, g" yA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; x) l# T/ t/ j. a7 a# S& D
3 Q2 F1 ]& W5 v# m" d1 j- JThe 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.% n6 s, K x5 J. n8 F' d2 h
" j3 l9 t' {/ T" u
Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said., t: k4 _% q6 ?4 \4 ]& k7 `
0 {6 v: g# d% j+ m/ I
"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
3 E q" m) T0 G1 M1 O1 M: k0 u ^" \( M) P! k+ ~
"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."2 }/ N |! m$ J2 z
: r Z) H- b2 ]# P) }
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."
5 d7 E$ p' T( X3 ?; L2 S0 k |
8 U1 ~# `' A5 I% [7 PThe 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.
* }: [( b9 P6 T7 V
2 c. I# R1 H: HAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.! h- Y/ i0 m9 h2 f& V, c# N0 `
6 V( I" \/ Q, D8 r* b"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
' N Z% V- N; M% L7 H0 M9 o, G/ j
: M3 `5 Q3 W1 n/ ~, HThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.# e+ T5 Q7 A4 k2 b& F+ s% M% j L
, ~4 X3 m; m) k
"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
' F$ H; T k) X( o# l
, i2 @6 L( c7 Y4 ~$ @
) b& ]" ]* v. GNot connected to children's hospital cases
1 m% e. c; l f0 j: K4 y Q) T! `- e s
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.
" y' B5 E1 k: V+ P# s
) k; f/ O' ~* ^9 V8 n0 D! A- ^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.2 H# }# p- r+ _# f
" e3 P/ k; h- J/ WTed 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.
, G9 Y# q: O! y$ P% v, f1 Y; }9 w) E3 @
"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.
7 t2 C' v4 Q: w8 ]% _0 M6 R- ]- Q& d( b5 j% X- q* g; o4 g
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. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2009-7-10 18:50
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
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。
楼主
7 z6 {/ u' ~ Y4 B C6 a( E