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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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% ]! T4 y5 M, I- K7 K/ V5 HA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.* x* S) v, j, G& H. U
9 O2 S$ t/ w; `/ mThe 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.5 U- ]$ O' M+ Z6 D6 L# D3 T% n
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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."
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( N( J5 J2 [0 l9 eMusto 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."
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& z8 p; u* K2 G, a5 E: ]& \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. Q# q" |2 v, K* ?# g! {& ^
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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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& i+ A# W- M5 n( |: K( a; D"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.. a8 j. G; J; c, c0 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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3 m( S- k, k) h% i/ D"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.( x8 H* M( r) L- T4 u" a% N
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Not connected to children's hospital cases. t' r+ f9 J% t( c) a$ x
}2 X; A0 z/ k8 S6 aOfficials 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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( u, N( `8 L' T8 S4 q' U8 }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.
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, n. g* a/ E9 T2 M5 kTed 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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* d# W; C9 Z6 {"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.# z& ?( E9 {. B
$ p* g0 n& o M- Z+ Y* aEvery 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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