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9 X( _) i W' D, L3 `7 ?9 l* _6 u GA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.3 J3 g9 Z# l* O7 x0 b
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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! @ N+ f9 r- w7 j
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said. s2 }3 f- {- g `9 t
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.) U/ o) b! ^( } U3 H4 z
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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H% O0 Z- G% C3 D2 OMusto 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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7 S/ u; ~8 Q; _& H% V( Y, a0 WThe 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.( |" a# v( _1 }" P
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 h6 o9 v; p: K. ?
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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.4 o- P* [0 d$ s3 X( t6 }; d
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; C2 C$ s; }& P$ Y0 m$ FOfficials 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.( j% Q; X% _1 k; p
) b9 |+ j R! }8 }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.2 Z( a4 W+ ~' ]4 M$ U# N
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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.2 n; w# Z$ M% _- ]. {7 B
! _$ T. U3 s9 _+ K+ W3 q, m TEvery 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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