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! V* n. J# q+ ? _A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.; S7 J4 s: S6 p& ]5 B% 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.) X2 b/ C4 l& G" T* E \, Z
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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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."- {9 Z! c+ K7 _
5 B; q _' O% O3 @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."5 M: ?7 H0 _* F9 S3 G2 w4 P
' ], t& f0 A( X4 |: IThe 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./ h" W# ^0 E; m% M/ a; n/ p
0 [; o7 A0 U# V. x$ `7 Z# d5 z- g; \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.9 J2 l' ]+ q5 A5 n4 R5 T, {- Z: J
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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.4 `8 T0 Q: K ^; p( J5 R1 |) {# K
8 L4 m9 N% s; p% p"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.1 r5 V5 t( v; @6 L' W X j6 Z! K
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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.
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* {# Y7 v j2 f% Z/ E$ f% b% uTed 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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2 Z* L0 u* S l0 P" K+ Y+ Q"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.+ v) }* p& {% m$ R$ ?
0 T& j& s. e% F7 K6 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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