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A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.$ m. W' @1 {% O
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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.
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, [0 J+ ~: w1 Y+ n$ D2 b; wTests 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.4 u( }+ `( X5 I6 ^6 Z+ b
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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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: I S0 P! X* {7 g4 WMusto 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."3 ~* x( Z% j7 u3 I% 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.. y$ z" u) t1 [2 `0 S! ^
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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. d0 W! | C( `- h5 K$ O; o+ m"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.% M: ~) n! k; t3 l/ @8 }: Y
- s, N) H! o+ e+ }& n" ]. y; D9 }The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.6 J& H5 S8 l! W+ n3 G- O
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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 cases7 O4 A j4 [; E s! y
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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.# E, V6 t& W- A8 i9 A/ O; u
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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.
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, x8 R: N+ p2 sTed 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.- G9 ~) Z y; Y. R
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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.* A/ w0 f# r, E1 X
; x6 [6 m" I- }- a7 }. y. W: \3 CEvery 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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