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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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4 Y/ d: Y& |0 ?0 I" z- M; S/ hA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.3 v" `4 H) v( S5 R B
7 ^/ W. B+ H* WThe 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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% X5 B: t, ~" DTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.( c" b5 m H p5 t6 v
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.1 [& s: r5 k5 ?4 q) J
1 l$ @! W/ h/ ]8 x6 E"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.", h4 B9 c- J; u! [" e, [# H! N! L
! j* r. e! A" U& sMusto 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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4 ]( G. f0 z6 @3 EThe 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.3 R5 w) D" W1 M) A/ w
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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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2 J; j! B& ?% f8 Y"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.- v7 b6 U" F4 k/ s* \# L$ Q
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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.' c. x. E4 X. w. g, |5 U
& G8 {7 g& ]2 x( _$ O4 a( A2 M z) G, t"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.) c' J& _' z: G: S4 M
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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.9 L1 y% X$ E# K& W6 d* U: c1 g# O
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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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/ Z% _. M2 R. z"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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