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+ s/ j4 L; S4 J" y1 nA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; I0 R t: [* r7 ?. E
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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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3 n0 t* n* `1 D& ^. [, i0 NTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.8 }1 K3 b2 I( `
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"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."3 }' J/ u6 G- r( J: l
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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.
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- Q" h7 f2 i! z( nAlberta 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./ a, _3 P! H1 n: W
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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.9 {3 u2 I2 N* w6 p: H# C/ U
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.5 @8 h" e" n: B4 K7 s/ y
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3 U- d/ j, _0 }: @8 zNot connected to children's hospital cases
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! d6 n$ Y* g5 w Q8 e0 yOfficials 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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- N- H: a8 p% P: i2 ?# cThe 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.- |/ o3 O9 e9 _" L
5 W, t4 y3 r1 E6 z; qTed 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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# V+ g% f, J# }$ k, h"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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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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