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' G6 E; G0 u: _" LA 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.; D' j0 ~4 |/ M5 Z
8 A% [) f: s. {1 a8 p# c" u/ t) e' gTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said." J* u, A% [$ V" T" d8 R9 U0 v% z
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.( x# m9 x L6 D4 e, P2 o2 r
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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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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."" n: R, A% @/ }1 s& f0 l, M+ i
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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.4 K- O* p* `4 }: W
( A5 m$ R0 }4 g2 n6 dAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.% C! n, m# ^' c9 }: @ t
1 ?5 f) ~2 F1 ]5 U"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 A0 r* K m& P9 O: o9 M; C
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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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) X4 {$ O: j- U" U: u4 T% qOfficials 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.8 h! U5 j5 W3 `
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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.8 c' F: D. ^) o8 ]% A2 W5 v; e
- v9 m! y9 j' e, y% p' X5 s) T) `" PTed 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.; G* R. N& P9 ?8 d0 Y
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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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