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+ P! j7 t3 n! b5 ZA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.+ t: y- @' P. o6 L( D* g
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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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" b/ [/ i: u# w5 ^( ^3 lTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.0 r& W1 `5 u2 D- e1 o9 I2 i5 U7 K
/ z& K# Q i. O1 S"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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9 c- b# n) O( O( c+ Y( N"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."- i4 \9 @; S, j4 I# u+ g! ` B- \
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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."
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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.1 c" w! |3 l" C! q- R. l# W" a
& O" f( ]: T& \4 t+ ]6 FAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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& O1 ?0 ^8 p1 q, u) b6 R8 R' C"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.% f$ H1 `3 Y O9 { W3 k3 ]. o
! Y. T" u, t: b& nThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.6 p$ D E+ A) X( J
$ c Z, R2 r$ ]; y"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.; V) F/ M7 C+ ]5 A/ q
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5 |+ B* l1 i- l+ c! [4 XNot connected to children's hospital cases1 I. x: w5 s; q0 V0 W# c7 i
1 q8 m9 j6 o5 P# }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. I$ V" r; @ t6 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.# _' ~* v! T- e% X8 s# o3 s4 K
) f' [# A/ k) ~# Q3 k" Q"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.0 M2 f' \ x7 V- c+ G7 N D
" t% T. D) }. m) X& IEvery 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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