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/ V2 F! e; G0 W. T) D# 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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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.& I+ L5 N7 w! v8 p6 u4 x' H
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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."+ r( B+ d D( l( T2 ~- b1 \2 L+ G
& Z9 J9 R$ k4 S& q7 b0 P+ \! MMusto 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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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.
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.$ `# p! k: J- B* f
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said." J9 R2 w+ A8 x9 S9 T. h1 }
7 O5 k: [) ]; w& b1 r( AThe 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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# \; \0 c% ^0 k8 n; |3 w"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said., P# r. S( a8 t, c8 D/ t
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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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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.3 G, B/ J/ ]* v! b' ^) }
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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.% B4 l8 m- @7 i) ^! j9 }; R% A
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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., `! y0 @/ H5 z1 [
+ i4 h: t* h8 K1 t9 wEvery 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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