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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., D4 v) v1 K' L
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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.$ }+ j: O/ H8 x/ _" @! F
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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2 f) Z- w; q+ l2 B2 Z1 }"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.; Q# L# Y$ a( d( n- j
9 C# W; b0 X# N# B' v, I"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."/ D; g* e! G+ o4 J
# k2 ^( |4 c( j' c: X; XMusto 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.0 j9 v& ^% x6 b: a! e [
$ ~2 q5 M6 c) \) e: y# ?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. C* |: f: f3 Y"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.) I1 x6 \7 B& k, n$ J
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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.' v( c5 p4 a5 E3 o( w0 z
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said., C! R# B- M+ m) t
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Not connected to children's hospital cases6 \: {) C1 V% s( l
# T5 _0 i2 i& S3 yOfficials 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.2 H/ d, S' a2 ^ l2 R8 `$ y- M
* |2 R6 q1 @' d" G% UThe 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.$ J1 q( X' I! P6 V; k
; i6 o3 U. F# o y9 g2 P/ [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./ E" s' g" |% Q4 z
0 ?% s/ h% l, K* S: w8 r"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.1 X+ Z% j, T) A F5 B. J9 y
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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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发表于 2009-7-10 18:50
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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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