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1 W m1 t2 B1 O$ {% o# `- P# I2 i3 eA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.) w ?, P0 m9 f& o' }
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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.+ r) K. U: P4 W5 u- c* X6 `
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.2 C. g9 h$ {1 U
. q! b( E4 u3 e! r8 m0 f"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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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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6 f) T" w& h6 ? I& ZThe 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.3 E8 x$ b- r5 H9 l* T3 K' A$ u
/ {8 D: J' ]" R9 W# ^; q) s" b5 }Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March./ D$ y- ~4 \0 Y8 M
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said., J: ~+ }7 ]/ o7 f5 G8 h8 n
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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.- ?0 w0 {# O3 L" y5 K
/ A- u; Y6 K$ B0 ]0 o5 \"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said., S) M5 o+ Z6 g1 J
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+ f% u0 G" v( m5 HOfficials 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.! i' B& Y- y* L n1 g4 t
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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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; ]- Q1 M% @. S h0 E) OTed 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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0 }: Z2 K8 I1 M, V"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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8 ~% S' g: E1 ~9 uEvery 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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