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- j: Z$ R% q" M2 pA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.0 t2 t- H( H% |+ M2 A) s$ c6 W
# B8 W. H4 O# H6 tThe 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." e9 h7 o; x7 C6 {3 p5 E0 L- ^) p
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.+ s9 N7 M* G- ^8 t- r! C( g
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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; ]; j# ?2 ^( Y; m9 s. v/ ]- B"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."
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( n4 o7 s+ A/ M2 z/ ?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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3 } K/ @4 ^# C* DAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.* y7 M% T' z+ J5 }5 i7 L2 K9 a
3 M$ [6 F0 J7 s( K8 i"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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5 d1 H9 w4 F9 W) j8 ~- n) ^1 }0 L+ yThe 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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; \( Y1 o4 e+ H"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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.; s& E/ M' K7 ]
4 X% v( ?& e9 NTed 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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/ c3 e) ^ p* x/ t+ s, Q' u% ?" Y7 N"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.) v" `: S. {4 d8 y9 v9 d/ q
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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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