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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.. y$ O+ N8 u/ E
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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./ Y5 Q3 B; F5 ]( a
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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.") M& q1 l- ` o. p- q2 W, T
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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.": F# [0 r( x3 ?( b# Z' ]! S
& ? {4 E9 }$ Q, m: qThe 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 M4 i0 I _, F6 |2 J
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.1 R0 l0 m5 x4 Y4 {6 B
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.0 m& i# ? F7 R4 j4 b+ z" v
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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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4 x0 I% ~- c l2 s( E6 j"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.) l: u, K- ~8 j9 H/ a& y
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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., b8 R9 {& J: 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.
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8 r$ U: x& J$ x. d; g9 ^7 n& `: b; LTed 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.
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/ W1 O3 \: U: v( O- xEvery 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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