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9 c7 ?0 p0 `* d8 S" u* k$ x; [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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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.# o. ?6 J, d6 [! Y- f! r6 [
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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' {' h4 m7 H5 l3 y' K"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.- z5 L! C! `' B, s% e7 q6 e
: T# s- L1 ^0 T1 W t"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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/ g: l3 `# R+ _2 e" q/ V" p4 k5 bMusto 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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& T+ r# _( k k" z( [& \- EThe 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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( g) Z2 s8 Q, t6 JAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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$ Z% H" k$ b! Z& R9 O& N% N5 J"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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said., D: @1 @$ n, l
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1 y8 u3 H3 W) h: i }Not connected to children's hospital cases2 q7 |! t* O3 I
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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.! t$ M) T) H8 q# }
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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.; Q$ \6 b" \. Z% R) c% K
6 a9 |/ ] N" s( rTed 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.6 _! R. t: H; n. R% A, _( t, s
( A: R, ]' \1 v* e! Y2 VEvery 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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