 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
) ~8 _8 g7 f: d2 Y0 P5 l
- I: f' z* c8 h5 u N& i7 k" q) ]2 @A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.5 \& P4 X1 v8 X K- }
# G( h9 g) F7 T' 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.
$ R) f8 B5 M+ ^, c7 N- T6 Q
! f3 Z; e: {& N- b6 a# v" WTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
$ i3 A" V0 {2 V: g/ ~( O
: d3 r- u ]0 ^"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
4 X, u7 e& x6 W, W/ f$ w9 j) i, j. u
"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
" `5 Y; J! u8 a2 f5 N" }! }# k: l: a, `8 v( t
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."7 I/ X0 S' B1 u1 \+ h1 L, y4 r
7 z1 T E( U0 w3 {$ Y
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.8 r3 u' G" e* e+ Y2 I5 i
# X7 e4 k a2 L% oAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.4 `5 F$ l! u, p' @0 A
; B; t7 ^3 O# V: I' } ~! M1 D"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
; e/ K4 Z; z. f% }! X$ z
N& |! g. H' {1 s8 L, Z3 X# KThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.6 F ^& F% @; b# h9 g# ]; H3 m
) A# v* z9 M- H! t8 P( v+ u"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said./ T+ N- u& r: w
6 w" M$ x# Q X
6 W% V, X8 M' F! f2 h% w$ y
Not connected to children's hospital cases
* P8 ^! o; ]' G% c. e. y, y. I0 K! [# e& Q" M, P4 y
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.. b/ l2 F/ g; e& q3 @7 b
) h( H% L) G# e; D( Q" E& ~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.
" |% X: N. n, S9 B* \2 O; O6 L6 F; C2 U# J! F
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.1 B( @( ^. W, K4 i- o# p
- Z- V& O! D0 }. b& v% {& l
"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 y# j) ~3 m& g
4 S) i" J! F, @ i5 eEvery 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