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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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The 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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. R) V: P/ [) g; C"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.5 I9 Y: j0 F2 C/ k D6 |9 C
4 }, b2 b1 T& n8 A8 h"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."; T$ I3 \3 }% P8 H! X
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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.", [. T9 t2 V* l3 O" p. J* I
* ?2 V7 f# }; ?/ @6 CThe 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., q) [5 y& p/ B" a& G7 S, u
4 ?/ |7 M# D0 D2 n: _% v7 cAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.: }/ j, ]$ y) c. z- |
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 T! W0 P2 R6 B# j6 f4 S$ T% M
4 e0 v! P9 Q: W1 FThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto./ v1 K0 V( _" F- E6 d9 t
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.$ @# |0 o% n* w" Z1 h* t1 H7 ~
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/ o2 k2 N$ o. B( wNot connected to children's hospital cases
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. S4 U# v. |* f# U2 P- ?9 oOfficials 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.; |5 A5 }, F; Y. R
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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.5 A4 ~; H0 U0 N9 D! o
0 ^2 L! ^7 A- w% D+ g" yTed 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.+ L5 Y7 z8 |6 s! O V
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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.. c- C% e$ T4 J& a4 L3 i* x m
& M2 y# ?# I) ~1 ~- O' ]2 `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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发表于 2009-7-10 18:50
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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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