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- U9 d: J$ P6 y4 c# kA 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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8 t; r0 }( n5 ~+ `! OThe 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.) V y p/ ]$ E% x ^, ^( y
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"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."' r3 ?! S2 y* X; l6 S" o
( E4 _. o) ~3 R: ^8 g9 lMusto 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."4 ]( r. r, k( l! j+ K" m
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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.' A% Q! w" x+ G; X+ c k& g
# Y6 O% y% n/ a* uAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.: \; J4 W, O* ?3 W
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.4 `; b* B' d5 T$ F
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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.
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: @& C/ j& ~4 r0 p( a; t2 Q4 j! N"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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. b. n/ A" G8 T% J0 Y) |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.0 ?* K. J9 {% P P! }- G
/ ? U! U$ ^! |5 k1 ?0 R" d! @6 hThe 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.0 b3 e7 ~$ o: }9 Q
9 o3 W, f) a7 P: n* G0 \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.
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Every 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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