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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html3 B8 M7 _0 B6 A4 F$ E# G
/ _( B7 |- N! x9 tA 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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, c/ R% m$ @/ W2 Z/ @9 m! XThe 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.4 y: d* x: z% D9 R0 S4 `) o7 p
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.: F$ v. E- f1 O
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.% T/ O( y% c& x0 \, Z% r
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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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: u6 {8 l" b O( ~6 kThe 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.$ ?' F' f, g) i/ b. ?; u2 X
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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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.
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/ B$ f( v1 `. T% f# r; f# L$ P( ~"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.* Z* ]5 S5 i+ A# x$ b/ q
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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 p( u* O& B s2 n, B2 j8 qThe 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.( D y7 q8 K6 S. ^/ v& |' P
8 k9 q9 P, d0 G& [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.( g4 m2 {6 |" i, z/ r
3 Z. u/ c9 C# `6 ]/ W, S"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.: U# U# `- ?" W# O
4 e S# i/ Y9 r7 X: x3 OEvery 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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