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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.6 z: n3 ~" I: ]+ @: 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.0 G9 e7 q4 y9 R& u
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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" J# k4 r' w3 G9 S8 b7 p$ m6 W"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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( V2 _: b. `+ T/ k) S; t"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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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." T: q. n7 b5 M5 O" |
5 h9 \: M/ \ Q$ g& q- AThe 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.; G3 C3 Q% G( R) X$ C
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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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- C t7 a/ k: d' t( I+ m"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.6 q8 U) V: c1 J8 \* _
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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 O( q( z+ D) q3 c1 c/ E
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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! O; \! j' ~. G- s7 u9 g% bOfficials 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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5 s: y9 l" n( d4 T2 v4 y8 wThe 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.( i; _# h& [: T# Y9 x
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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.% `) ~, h7 Y4 F
; n- g! _4 K7 O8 i# W. KEvery 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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