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4 D7 z* Y; `6 P8 ?3 G6 IA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.( ^, @; }, X p$ q8 |. y
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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.% U( I1 d& ]' O8 Y* g- d/ Z5 c
. w# S2 J! L/ s0 q7 w; qTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.% y4 h# S% j, B. W) k# b: z
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."% H5 d! O4 h' W; o
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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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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March./ T( ` n3 i' z! s0 r; V
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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1 u* D# b0 c" x5 m$ O# Y- ^The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.: {0 Y- s z. W9 C7 D5 h
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.4 c% i, R% r+ v7 H: `2 i1 v/ v, N
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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.7 `( e, b& i0 x
8 s, P6 q A: C$ n( C A# Y) E, ]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.: y, R" ?" k4 b( h- D1 j. b
+ y( g' r9 U3 Y& ~/ M* G6 c"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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1 I& T* G/ U; p; p. R( P" SEvery 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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