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1 M: o1 b2 F9 q) t" O) @A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.# h0 e* f1 a- y: q' W
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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.1 B/ w1 r# s; I: E9 O7 b8 Q
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.: r* ]$ K/ q9 c& S% `7 L% n
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.0 G1 j# u% a' B ^" V
7 w# Q3 v; x( x+ t8 [4 }"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 \1 A. J$ ]5 s& \* o+ F
" e) v3 l( L6 t% v( jMusto 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."7 @+ d; }% \# q
* f* n+ }' f- @2 Z7 z: HThe 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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' v: a/ [5 K& V1 ?& F, AAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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% ~7 V! i4 \5 V( @3 o( c( J"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.0 S3 [; F" E; t4 n* m
7 I/ v; a9 S/ v0 W, xThe 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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# @" w' t$ }" \8 {8 f"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.- \ W; ~" x. v0 S8 h2 K
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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5 ?: z8 }4 x+ SOfficials 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.2 ]8 p& K: ~8 o) n+ R' H: N+ B
- f( e: a" W Y5 k. N% cThe 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.8 y5 Z& I. |. Z5 U0 m0 S# T
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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.9 G$ Z* K3 F1 K. s7 _# [2 V
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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 B& l! K. v7 C
- f$ H" ?. c. X+ r ~* j. DEvery 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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