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1 ~" T- h2 r8 o0 P1 VA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.4 g) O4 [2 J- Q
; T3 ^8 e0 Y: ~* y& vThe 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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9 V# f) k/ c2 o3 aTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.- u- N5 @8 R5 `& f6 m% k
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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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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."1 V' n, N' |# B& p: w' n0 K* |
) O( P9 G2 M- l4 }4 M2 l" k. T dMusto 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."$ E3 ?3 L$ \, W2 d) [9 P
& g% m7 H, ?; ?; Z( wThe 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.6 c Y: a2 `8 P5 O2 J
% y9 m$ J2 X( XAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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8 d, I" }( D, _/ z"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.9 _" d) ~% R0 y- n% l2 Z
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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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: }2 o. R- [! s0 ^; G"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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2 R# R( w# H. N3 j. }1 q; eOfficials 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.3 h9 D1 n5 u% I
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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.- \6 s ^9 o* @* O: t! q5 \
' x9 e" H5 K: |$ 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.5 B4 |; ?2 @4 Z+ u
( \- q. d2 D6 h: w"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./ A( A/ ~; F t, i( w
2 @" t- u3 t! F$ i* z0 UEvery 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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发表于 2009-7-10 18:50
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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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