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. d% h: d. Y EA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.# U C" c' p, R* n) f L
' I# l' k( }& T9 F' n: {7 jThe 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./ ]* v) k' s1 G- k# C- \. a' X
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.) ^% z2 b$ y6 s- u, h
# v m$ h5 r/ E+ ]6 G9 Y"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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b) {" F6 w* p" y"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.", u9 r7 N* u8 e6 `( }
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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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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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. Z k6 [& p6 z3 aAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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- b& {) I# H5 D- _% {. l) k"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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.& Q* b, `9 \1 `0 M9 ]
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& Z0 I g3 {+ H% t& tOfficials 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.3 d( }. J! S0 `- B
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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.$ W( a9 A7 i+ X" ~6 t
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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.& ?- C) ?! l' t$ [. i3 g* o
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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. M8 e4 A& M* L" L
6 B. ]( R3 B1 pEvery 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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