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2 d; R: z3 z" n5 j: CA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.! N' m) ] Q4 m3 H
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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.$ o* p- D) b* q8 ~% B
% T& Q7 }( `* c5 Q* ?Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.6 E6 ]9 v$ f' t2 Q8 V( w
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.3 V. ~4 ]: E! C6 X
: e9 R+ u+ z A" b+ x+ a1 v"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."! S9 f3 G/ Z: i) L+ U1 }; T
8 L5 `; S8 i! L" u s8 d' j' JMusto 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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: ?: K. l- h5 u0 KThe 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.% A: j7 d) j* f4 F
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.. r% c, {* |& z x2 Q. Y+ x
9 q- E3 R" N1 ]/ S6 m! e"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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/ ?: ]/ C9 `1 F! LThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.- z" A8 l, P; j8 ]
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"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.5 ?6 z/ T, f5 N9 {9 x- g" E" d& p
0 L8 I/ w. S% m; z# g5 XThe 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.' f! O& r' [9 Y9 d, R1 s+ ~
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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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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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