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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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/ R, R+ r2 `* S; AA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.5 { w+ s$ ?9 L2 w
$ g! D# t% [! c% b4 a, \1 g) GThe 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., o+ |% k, H$ T' x( p
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.! Z) T4 C5 ~6 _6 V8 q2 ?4 i
, G% V$ e- A6 x4 ]. W/ |! k [$ U"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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/ _8 w, T/ [- g. z! \"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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" {) v( ^! a6 uMusto 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."8 I. k6 d+ T, ^ ]+ `) X8 Q
1 D" s. F) @' _. @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$ j" q& O' @: N" 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.; t( Q- k# H5 t: |
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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: [7 X3 q' Z2 |" DThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.# o( ?) `. i' R; G
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.2 R& {1 b2 d) @" s5 Y6 s+ H& ^
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6 y2 w" b: C8 Q! L) yOfficials 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.8 H+ k; i0 F4 R
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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.5 L$ D3 u" V8 M. H8 B0 X
" C. y% M5 W; i3 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.. X7 m7 ?2 F+ W! v6 t; l4 j
( M- [" }' |" \4 r4 J"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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