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& r; B. F' n6 r0 l+ HA 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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; s ~8 Z3 j8 w6 yThe 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.1 G9 v0 q3 v% |4 M0 q6 j
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.0 r' D* ^' C; e
6 s. H7 w6 p; ?$ C) H: A"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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9 P# d$ X5 f/ m, q"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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. f- i) L* X- UMusto 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.- t/ }+ F) ^& O0 A' o2 h& Z+ n% Y
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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7 }( V2 ^% h+ O$ f"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.! r0 [, w% M6 M( j! ]6 k) ^& L, h
' g4 {0 C% v R F; C) d/ Y6 fThe 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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4 e- F% K$ W& A% d"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.3 E$ Y6 K% E/ f L+ M
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9 {4 }$ y( `! K: [7 F; eNot connected to children's hospital cases1 B2 F" D. R7 m6 D: w
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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.1 f2 d7 H+ x- B5 _
0 }( ^6 I0 Z& @8 R, Q) K0 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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"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.- W9 h* n8 m* c
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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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