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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonto ... flu-death-h1n1.html
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- H5 X( f- g' BA 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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) u" d" u5 \3 WThe 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., H% k- C8 v/ L( j8 \
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.9 N: u1 e* D, B" V/ e$ ~! S
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.- w: O4 `0 r1 }) u5 ^# M
2 `. C& m0 K: H: i8 K"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."- q8 U/ A# \9 O' D) X8 K$ A
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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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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.; C M" m T' A$ X! W3 D3 Y
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March. T3 z2 r7 m2 L, G
/ M( ^3 R# e1 i; P8 o; [$ `"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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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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1 `" C. b! s! }4 S9 u6 t( A"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases- g2 a, D! M: [ d& u
: Z u/ a7 d) t6 F1 wOfficials 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.7 N, u) B: C9 H$ i6 H2 g
: r B# B( r) X) o1 {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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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.6 t3 q2 X. o' @7 \" |* z4 `
2 m" V Y' P# c8 lEvery 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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