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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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2 j3 F+ f* {+ } A& EA 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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- ~% H2 X0 e. a7 ~! y) u SThe 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." R) D" C# Q' D
! M7 S# _) l& L7 A% }% k2 V% }Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.0 V0 |% N0 v `, F: F8 g1 Q
' I. T/ V0 a3 ^"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."* J% J+ X" p0 n
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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."
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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.
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9 W! ?) `! a( e+ `Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March. W9 Y" u4 T$ P8 i$ }
7 f" Z; z2 u, S" o& T"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.) ?- [8 j& p2 X9 M! o* j g
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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 N$ K& q9 s" |) A" ]! d9 Y6 s* d
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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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& }7 H) ~5 \2 w0 G& rThe 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.7 W9 u) l6 {% Q
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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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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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