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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html/ E9 v$ x0 j; O
' o# q9 A6 M; ^9 l, vA 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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7 y. a* ~' Z. g0 F3 [0 D# 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.8 l; j7 d% ^* d+ T
- V- {1 y6 E4 D2 U& S% @"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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1 }* Q( E5 z+ d; T, m"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."7 }1 ~1 U, U, O# m
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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 p$ w, J* D& v* S B5 V$ U
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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.. k4 C) |4 T/ A7 y
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.- t9 c0 B; ~# W9 Y% |9 k
1 O$ Z2 a$ ]) _8 a; @"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.( L9 I5 M- R/ z @2 E# V
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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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Not connected to children's hospital cases, I1 P! c. ^' x: E$ z* ?0 l; B
+ b: j7 c, k' `' v8 qOfficials 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.& g. q. w. s; O3 u( M3 s
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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.7 E, m" P* u: Q1 Z5 E8 k& s
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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.) \5 C4 S- T8 \% b* ?
' \' u+ U6 |8 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.6 ]& i- N3 v# g. Q' s
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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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