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; d5 W" f V2 e6 LA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.- m8 a7 ~7 I" c7 P- C% E O2 V
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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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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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- k a6 ~ Q1 y# C2 {! U6 o4 A6 r"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.) A* T7 @! l# N* O2 j( B3 G& _
7 |' G: Z" w: {1 k2 @: H N"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."! }! I' n: J8 u$ S4 W
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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."8 d- _3 h W# u& L& c, |- f, Q
0 A: m, l1 S0 ]; h5 Y, BThe 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 R4 C) a3 `( _4 W- e8 q" p1 ~- q+ d
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March., K* T- w# S& u7 D$ r6 x
. ?: f5 B2 S! R) c0 z/ Y"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.1 ~% Z: k. b1 [# M; K5 ?7 d* X* V
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.% f r& ]5 |- S6 `; i# m; a* _
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Not connected to children's hospital cases+ O0 ?- L' c9 n5 K4 Q2 @9 J/ e
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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./ |! U8 Y& c/ q$ T0 v! Q- ^# E' ]
( g9 [4 T0 T5 `0 @% q- P% H2 fThe 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.; a) U9 V! k/ y/ K3 j
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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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" w8 _9 Z' ]6 R" g3 C0 l! j"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.5 e4 B o8 y, H8 y: S
2 h1 l, u. Y' @, B$ T$ rEvery 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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