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/ h- `9 i v4 j1 p' A4 XA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.2 k: |+ I1 ?; |" a: s6 ~
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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.' V+ {# u2 m; l0 n, O" y$ G
( |9 w; Z5 V c. b- g* LTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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$ M/ Y* x6 p/ W6 h: N"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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& R7 z0 D' y, q- v9 E"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."/ u) {+ U7 m# o% [2 T; ^9 t8 w
) v# j2 E1 `5 H+ FMusto 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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5 i. c6 P/ h6 }. p. ~, O# Y' o: P) rThe 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.: w! a. A5 {7 |
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.' y5 I2 F. a: |
. W8 M: L! G! S: k+ E"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.7 O# A' g K6 ]
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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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4 i1 x5 Q0 F* Y" l" @8 l"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.& r$ B# p: w) Z( }8 h& Y
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4 F9 I; m0 O. ^6 q& O |Not connected to children's hospital cases
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9 q4 ]% }7 r; \9 f; c# j3 kOfficials 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.3 O& N- y$ P0 y4 @, d6 V$ N
0 ~ c, n3 b* G4 J, ]0 GTed 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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"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.+ v- y1 d4 f: a D9 f! h7 P
! m+ U E- q8 V. \. eEvery 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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