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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html. B0 Z9 Y2 u7 N' ~) Y8 y' [
3 f2 i4 v `$ s' E$ v- ?A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.3 D3 G$ l# j6 K0 c
& R2 N" @- h3 rThe 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.9 F. h" C7 e# P( z7 j% D5 q
: ^$ l- L4 J) S, F"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 M, L; n+ x- y/ W- p' J4 {
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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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c% c1 A3 I2 B( \8 pMusto 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."# y) N% A3 T' B8 d- M: P( g4 U
* c- A' U, y: A. E3 W; S: jThe 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 G2 ~8 c( Y: @
9 a, o/ @2 k2 X' P+ k- S- D! C" sAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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3 V" B3 ]* S6 I3 m( j"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.: O( m5 m" a, e+ @9 F6 F& f5 r
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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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. G# P2 N, Q" u) oOfficials 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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" l# r) I; _2 m' }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.' G2 e- |# m6 E. V( e' |" T
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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.
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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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