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; S {. `! B& C1 j2 F% c! oA 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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7 J0 n2 L6 N# P3 e+ 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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.3 h# J( a; n( w
' M8 O$ }9 ]9 K8 J; ]"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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# W4 I; M/ f$ g; z9 d& `+ |"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.", V N: l( @2 y4 y& X: C9 D, 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.: S0 m* }- r) @& f
, `% T) _5 y1 O3 g" A& N: uAlberta 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.
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# Q' u o- T5 t" q# r. ]The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.' ~1 X5 Y* R2 T0 j3 U
, q0 I7 f+ G3 g. ^9 _+ s9 r" h"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.2 A# j& f3 A& |3 z2 Q
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% ]. n, |4 m4 H6 s" p7 R, vOfficials 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.( m; A$ }2 e" x7 [( o
' l) _2 R/ K6 Y4 lTed 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.
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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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