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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.% ^+ a7 d3 G. ?0 j. f; K
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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.# _# Y3 C; v0 Q" N# `" W0 H
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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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H( T$ k; I1 p" V) W"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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5 Z) l6 T% o- N" Z3 fMusto 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."2 I/ P2 |" q- f- {: _3 _" D
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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.: T! c3 j' x/ s
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.) N( K( \6 o& Z
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.' @9 \. ^1 p4 F0 z" e
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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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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! E& C! i) o2 U- r# v: n" KOfficials 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.- x* s3 [+ T L, E. |( e
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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.; w( l F K8 d; O( t0 U( j
3 Q3 `( `+ @: a1 G% ATed 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., m& b7 x. g _1 E7 i, W
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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. h. p: x1 {, p, b
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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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