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+ p0 `+ ~9 k; @8 T9 RA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.& j( u j1 ~* s1 ?5 U
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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." S$ v# t" ?2 z/ ~8 B' A
* U f' e+ \1 V4 B, Y8 n5 VTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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; L: m7 H" ^* m- _3 _6 T9 N"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."8 d b$ D& j% q6 s
1 h: p. `4 k! h( y7 h* f* eMusto 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."- ~9 }) I7 @' y; _2 l: V0 V
- X# i4 B9 E0 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.
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.- D! h. R! c: r% `% A6 P0 ^% N9 j
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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( n) n' q) H; eThe 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.
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; ~4 X' m+ k6 H/ `' n8 LOfficials 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.; ]% D) _! \; _9 i
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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., v6 l2 h" `& V" I) J5 u: Q
- d7 c: S+ G" |9 V' ]' k7 I9 DEvery 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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