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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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( _ I* h& {+ OA 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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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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6 ~2 \# o) ~+ z7 D8 qTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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# B3 a6 v9 p$ Q/ ?) d0 K"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.9 N. d; D2 s& l `3 [
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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."2 h s8 u. A# r( c9 G& L$ F
3 X6 U* ~# T/ ~) v% ~7 MThe 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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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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7 a4 F, p, I1 G( bThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.2 S* k3 g# @- s; u2 m6 I7 a
' r' T% M" ]& e+ ]"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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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1 }" v! `7 J8 y3 a) |6 @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.6 S1 V# J a4 R% t* A: z# Z# B
9 ]! K0 ^6 o0 L+ y! iTed 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.& R3 \( ^4 D$ Q7 p& h/ _; w
# g& w; {* k, D6 A# u8 t"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.. s ?) Q+ L( m6 a7 k" P
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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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