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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html. F% d6 S$ ~/ r; k/ o7 D! M
! W- Q6 }6 S/ j: `7 z- YA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.) n7 l& s. E% q, S" r$ F$ o
8 J: X/ r& ^0 ~9 |3 c8 l0 j- UThe 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.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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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 d! e. z8 VThe 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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, i9 b8 E7 P7 M2 r4 n. `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.* W6 y3 y N. Y* }
4 O# U5 Y2 F6 QThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.7 Q' z/ z: Z* t
4 ]/ A& k/ r8 b% H"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.6 _ y/ `, ~% j/ @
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: p& H' @- q; E1 w6 U+ R$ N* MNot 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.3 Q' O* V; l9 R% \
4 L9 g8 X/ @9 G7 y9 nThe 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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* f+ `% x I2 s% STed 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.: k* o; H9 M. y# X t* O
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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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