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$ N8 |+ l; x' Y3 M/ MA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.9 A. n; o% g3 A7 p9 ]) w
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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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* R% ?' e1 _6 \& {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."/ V" s* g8 C w* s! {. w
( T l% o4 W% o8 sMusto 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." f1 H8 z* t: p( 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. i' e* a5 v. b7 p0 M7 c
; Y6 k; G/ y: F6 V! [. AAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.7 E9 ~0 {3 C( j
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.1 }8 \1 ^6 E' L1 B$ t( ~: d0 U
]9 [+ Y4 N/ ~1 c7 `7 c4 ]The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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% z. V; `( o: SOfficials 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.' V! _% H4 c% |9 t
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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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+ l/ ~+ W6 ~, u( x"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. F" \3 V7 q8 Y: a7 r* p
r2 |) J# X% aEvery 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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