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. {, w' k8 \1 ~ f% c4 JA 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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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. F" X7 Y/ l7 h: ]# [3 S
8 R& I l0 \; F7 s0 ~, ATests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said., _% t8 H/ D1 Z7 h7 {' [/ O, ]
9 }7 V: a/ L. V9 O"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.8 h% O* H1 \3 ~2 u/ J5 w7 I! d) K" s
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."$ S, v* G) P' z# C3 J% D* G
$ @# A" J* W0 tMusto 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."" J- p# B$ @0 _' s
, _1 f. M( r U3 eThe 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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.# ?6 `# Z+ g# ?3 N2 J
4 ~2 k2 T: g R i* L* z"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.! s# _# |$ E6 W5 v2 ^& y
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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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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- O* C! ?5 P: Q' uNot connected to children's hospital cases, F5 o1 V0 K' m! |
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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.
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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.
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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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5 e+ _9 f( U0 x" n# {# G) ?1 `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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