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- r0 R8 t5 P7 g3 RA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.' o. t% h/ C L; g
( l- ]4 O7 R& M* h2 [/ sThe 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.4 `( V, I2 p9 @2 e/ Y; A
$ N1 o+ Y' I5 GTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said. u5 }1 e! t" x' }6 w
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.) p- D9 Y* m: M3 n8 \
* R+ F4 {. G9 z5 ?3 K- x8 z"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."/ F6 T/ r! Q, v, g& b5 Z% U
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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.$ Q3 K ?( [8 {9 Y
7 p' L: O/ Z# ?4 F0 [Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 Q/ `- \% G8 n
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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.$ K( ?) M. y: p z
2 o2 o8 p1 X( k( ]+ i"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.: J+ B* N, @; |0 D' P8 S2 F
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7 s; D/ @5 p3 e7 g- s G" v& aNot connected to children's hospital cases
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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.
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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 B4 k$ }! g' Z* }* W r
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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% _- X( A0 u0 { I
2 \; b1 H9 V# r+ q1 G"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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- A2 ]! k* @/ z( C6 C9 m- N/ J1 X7 `) OEvery 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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