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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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A 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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7 k: |% Q }& x# g$ B0 w, wThe 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.) v; {7 K4 g. v( |4 v
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.5 e! o. W7 S8 Y2 H, O
* M) Z; `0 O# |' M' t"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.7 V2 p; @2 g' j+ T
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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.": E% r; ?* i! M: x% y2 Q
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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./ c" K0 z' }! B% K
) m. A8 d( Z$ SAlberta 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.0 P. }: i. d" P5 M( J7 ~
: L1 \" T9 w) x- m. TThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.5 f1 \( i: A, N& Z
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.2 T) ] r4 w+ p5 @2 J* N
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$ @4 G0 R e' |( u. HNot 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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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.
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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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. z% r2 W8 Q$ a( O9 h$ i7 N"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.# u# k5 Z% e. ?& ?- ]. z$ l$ Y4 U
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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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