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- r. f$ ]5 {% N* tA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
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( i: `+ f: T3 y% Y3 gThe 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.7 v t/ `3 r+ b8 @6 r; B
0 G* x1 u- _' VTests 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.; _2 J$ Q! G5 a' ?
+ H9 I8 s( X2 }: N+ M"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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.": t: f# V. B4 o7 G! A
" F M2 e5 P5 F0 e; r* z9 yThe 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.
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.2 r3 ^: `0 H S( F
; V7 L" Y+ h- L/ TThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.0 J# O& ], C" ] }; w
. C: G) r& U) v; _"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.3 H. V! s6 R, ~
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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.
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2 x- g" P0 ~' E9 b: a" pThe 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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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.: _$ V3 H% Y+ Q: N; W; R+ U7 D
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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.% N W3 |! x3 R2 O* T
) `* X8 K: }) q& gEvery 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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