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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.* R+ Z3 f& _' q( w' h$ T
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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.; B( t. B2 b0 O+ P9 I- k7 _
2 g' V# m! Y1 E) D, N"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."( l5 T+ @( ?8 Y5 @; G$ f
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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."( d# P. {1 f, l
1 | S, P3 o3 s( I: B$ e0 f) yThe 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.& \1 [2 b1 B9 p* n- h7 Q2 n8 X
9 d$ p- I! \, j+ d+ F- ~# OAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March./ Y0 P" V" q" G& T& w1 K* k+ ^* S6 v
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.4 D# K9 Z: }; g( n8 j) [( `/ L
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.9 Q( ~" a+ [( J. @6 N' ~/ `; K/ c
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4 ?) H/ j* W/ r7 f) C! bNot connected to children's hospital cases
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- O* g( h' R1 j" |6 m- G2 VOfficials 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.& ?9 V8 C. K4 u3 a( K1 w3 Z( g
9 m- ]8 i5 \9 k: f- @% aThe 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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# L2 S. f8 y6 c' ~% w' `- O( y2 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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" Z: n! X% U1 I8 @"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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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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