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# `" `( P# t/ L {. B% N) y0 k3 OA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu. z N9 N9 w. v! b$ v' |" p
V" |/ W6 Y/ }3 {2 XThe 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& ^3 N$ a7 m, V* a# e
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.% U' I5 {+ s% U$ j. Z; n6 W& N
: G' U$ s! J4 r7 T7 z& ?6 ~ t! {"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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' x: f, \. ^/ @ J"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."& Z( v+ T( V B" a b* K
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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."' b# D& p/ N& S* W
) w V# h, ?1 [; ~( iThe 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.1 O+ T6 g' b3 R/ {
, {# o. G8 B1 F& \Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.) _: M) o0 e; j+ d7 M+ O. \0 F
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.3 d0 R, g4 W' Q2 n, u
: P; F' y* W& E0 J/ Z"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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5 v- A% c& v; o$ _; t8 qNot connected to children's hospital cases
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3 s. L0 U) N4 A' z4 C! K& 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.
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+ s' z8 E' V6 A/ y0 {$ 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.9 Q* x3 S h. m5 z
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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.4 O$ I" A5 C8 D4 Q @" g& z& a
5 A2 n5 [% K6 j! s( v4 n8 o9 ^"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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: c& d8 ]$ U9 H# `3 B+ h% Y( c SEvery 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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