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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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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.1 ~# P" [5 @( Y3 C& u
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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.
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( w* M& N# z5 X/ ?Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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- x; [+ N- T; h' o: M"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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& b! {) e% e/ X' }4 [. z"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."" ^. P& y6 F6 y) J' w8 m! ]! t. F
# o% y4 `) {6 b7 b5 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."
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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.& R9 w; ~4 a( K% d' K0 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.
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& j9 |! W* Z( ]"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.$ Z0 c2 s0 p* _* |0 z8 e4 p. y
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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." P! h$ `2 r6 r8 _, G+ {
; Z Z6 v! f9 m! ^- e; v"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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) @# a8 M) H# q D+ SNot connected to children's hospital cases
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Officials 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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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. f. f/ J% L. V" }6 `
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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.
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, L! f o! D0 T# \; r: o; s"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.) x% P6 O( l. e
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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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