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- R5 j- {. G5 @) V+ I2 ^& rA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.4 n0 J4 |+ _. a9 D( Z4 Y
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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.: N) ]( b q | e
' }; W2 j% J* j' C. KTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said., w6 k. m+ o+ g3 o; z
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.) d3 M1 m7 W# E! u8 P; J
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."5 n; H5 j9 S8 w9 B& x% B8 F/ w1 }
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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." p# g/ V; A7 j; ^/ V X4 ?
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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.* C- A: \5 ]: i; R
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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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6 `9 ~8 t# j0 `7 u3 A1 b"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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# @; t- r+ ]1 o% X- XThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.' T k: R! ^" F
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.: R) `, G; b8 Y; f
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Not connected to children's hospital cases5 N+ j# Z9 H; v1 J2 U" s
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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.% C' U! b8 h- Y4 i4 M9 I
! Y/ w0 T6 E6 X5 w" sThe 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. A; D: H- \, Q: ^, }
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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." d, ~* X+ Y% M% O2 F: u' b
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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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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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