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+ O. w# \5 r( M* A" x! CA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.
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" R5 [( [7 A u0 A# ?* YThe 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.
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4 ~3 \; |6 z( u& n) v" N) FTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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) g9 W. a! R2 g" R"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."* z1 R" n! ^/ K M- ?6 U; {9 U
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The 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.. E% U9 d, ?, e. i: E, @: |! B% G
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.1 i+ K! X0 f' R
+ S5 h2 G+ }, F) j"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.2 t0 [ y. A' j4 v* b
' N% t0 p3 Y( G7 ^$ Y4 O"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.$ k4 c) [* R, ~6 v
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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.
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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.+ g2 O; N. M# F6 {5 R
. \. u" ^5 k* O: C* M- 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.
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+ @3 P9 [ ^2 A( `, G' c2 q"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.' o: Q2 X9 x$ t2 j3 W
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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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