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$ G6 t, K- c* a2 d0 X5 JA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.# ]" C: V5 S" q* |
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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.. @! i9 M5 n: g) u1 M: k
! `" \' S" J T2 v3 R: M3 T"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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3 O `9 a. n( s/ }( b"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."- ^7 J% Z1 V& B, U
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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."
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2 S: D9 `( x+ }- o+ PThe 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.- g' o% p# R) q0 [- [6 T8 ^
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March., [/ T9 H& m8 z& t; G, _# x( G
, i& k- D& U# X$ c$ U8 s"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.# V/ d4 F' d6 w- C( g+ H
0 q$ @) u3 _7 w$ i2 F! jThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.: {+ J' h, x4 w& k5 _; ?
) Z: E1 {! z4 r' D" }' Q9 Z4 \"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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7 t2 O" f! U, u4 ?/ B* p4 p! ZNot connected to children's hospital cases2 A' m0 V" z! S2 Q# L
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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.( { H! Y4 t8 H2 B) B' r
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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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% ?) ?5 e, X$ Z- Z0 j, K0 @0 h2 TTed 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.4 }! U' Y! y. y u; _# ~' b
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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.( |- j ~+ v; i0 ]8 t$ b7 d; T
. U }% i. t5 N" h3 n/ v6 y5 UEvery 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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