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A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.! u5 w6 Y$ Z: {. l4 T
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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.' P$ {7 y1 y$ Y; M
( M/ S1 ]: d4 q( f* u. C$ I( GTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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9 _5 v9 \9 J! Q$ C. T/ ]5 \"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."
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2 p" I/ o- `/ m. U2 K: L/ l# DMusto 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."2 D* p' N3 A, A5 K, Z$ {
3 ]8 m |3 e& z) cThe 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.! o, D' B5 _2 a0 w; m9 `/ W: u
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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.
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! ?2 M3 U$ u% [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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.; \1 O; V# b, p: _2 B8 Z5 v" R
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9 Y1 O, S2 c4 c$ h7 a: ?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.2 Y b1 u) Z2 I+ j
& K$ H9 @( ]# Q) R5 ^) {; FThe 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.. d/ ^' v0 {. j6 z9 T
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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.) I; v5 {2 K/ a. I% ]" e
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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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