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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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% V A; b: y) PA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.5 Y7 u: i% e/ C! _" Y1 ?7 u% U$ l
- f6 w7 N5 b' i* f* 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.
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, l& o# s. P3 B- XTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.7 E) R& s* x% m
$ i1 K$ `, c$ M3 P) T& A"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters." o- g* e* A! f' m# ^
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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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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."
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) ^. E. H R( |8 n5 ?, W. FThe 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.3 g( K3 I7 o) @9 f0 d( V5 b& i
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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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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.: P* w) o* h& f' Z( _5 O$ N7 ^& N- q
. p% }, p$ N' i W& H' m: ^7 OThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto. m1 z. q2 [' [% S: c. A# H3 e- R
2 {+ Y% Z4 I7 b0 x7 j" y: o, x"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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1 N" a& i6 S) p/ u4 R3 [: U) sNot 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.
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4 {+ b, n1 y! ~7 D; lThe 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.! o5 o+ b& d4 D$ Y) _6 t
s" D/ p. J' {. fTed 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., Q0 b# v: |. e; R) s, g
. R5 I" V- M; t- a( \# \) c"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.% ]8 r5 v% p' l$ ]2 h& f# ]8 O% m
- t9 i; a0 T0 n! U/ @1 p; hEvery 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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