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8 C' y5 H1 e% t% h* c% Y4 {1 PA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu./ K& G* Q" ~: a7 V6 d
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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.- e, q: Q; R+ k% Y4 _; p6 k
0 F* F8 K2 l3 u6 rTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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& h! F1 R2 _9 `: A6 ]1 J) w5 k9 z"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 R8 L s8 y# y) C) `
# h2 g2 d6 T$ dMusto 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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5 w, {: X8 }, E$ D4 UThe 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.& R. j' x3 H# k$ }
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.' B( e9 i* H% `% @' K3 N4 t
9 M, \2 V5 {3 k5 n% d7 W"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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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.: W' O( [9 G* {9 g" {. H: p8 _9 t
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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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.6 w+ a' ]9 ^: L/ Z: G
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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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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.5 d4 @ w i) p- s
2 u3 c& s" ]& A& T1 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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