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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.
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& F. f: E, P1 b7 _. `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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.2 m* r4 @# {9 o
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.. }, \* {) s$ q! n, n
6 p! o8 P" j, ]"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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."4 @$ [8 f; I! b# B7 T0 d( }" C
* b% k2 C( D7 k: c' L6 QThe 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.
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6 I/ q# `& A; B& x6 ^! c' JAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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& {8 C/ C( J4 ^7 L. e"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.% B0 ~% Q0 c# \2 @. ?
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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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6 S$ X* L. i1 f' B, t"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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" X7 J7 d, {: s- cNot connected to children's hospital cases
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" s1 |& Z# b& o, p, {. A# T4 MOfficials 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.; _* W. Z& K% ~# O9 }6 e
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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.
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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.0 P, m x& T( V
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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.
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* i6 q( U G7 }! ]% e5 v8 N! ~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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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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