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( t0 {7 q+ O( [" R8 E0 b2 X: \% T4 `A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.1 v/ Y1 v8 P u/ ~
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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.8 b& h5 p4 ?. P. E F1 Y- f6 n0 z
( J- p8 E1 }: K5 _1 V* oTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.: Z# ]2 B* {% z% d- f
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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."
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* C* e; I, Z1 W' |0 KMusto 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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& f# y7 U* ^! H5 m/ yThe 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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- `6 I. w4 B0 C8 nAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.& B" J( y0 W1 ^- q
7 W" O4 |+ u+ i0 @: x8 M"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.* X% e1 A1 U+ f) @6 w& `
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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.5 E6 }, r& L7 J
6 n$ H2 ?5 n* ]: f j* c"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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9 n/ |* C, o6 ^7 {! c( l$ VNot connected to children's hospital cases3 Z7 t& Z5 v) @5 \! E' l
% G2 B* d9 n1 N2 \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.+ d* P E' a% s0 G9 z
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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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+ N" Y5 {3 K6 e5 i% Q, e( LTed 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.$ u, V) ]+ g/ D8 X/ q3 m
, L8 }+ \) ~, W$ J6 ^+ ]"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.
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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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