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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html! `7 b4 \/ a1 ]) D1 S- B( C
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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.
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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.8 |. E: f9 A, v8 h) A" J
" ]* F6 L' f& R. X5 L5 ?0 U5 b7 PTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said., `( Z, w, r7 N! m
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.! K: Q: U0 u6 a% C3 t0 U9 ^
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."- P% |, W7 q9 L; P9 P! b& }: G2 h
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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."0 c& P4 ~! c3 m2 |; D) ~
, g& I, _. t1 {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.
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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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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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: Y+ ^% T9 i# o3 l! 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./ Z$ `3 m$ j; Y0 B
' E8 B+ H. u T& Y4 XThe 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." g$ \3 {* Q" A, z( B
' R+ Y4 Y$ W2 i! S$ U+ C: @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.+ `+ k: c0 D9 S2 v, U
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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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