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/ b$ O- E, P% s% ~A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.5 k u1 a- y' b) ? y/ e9 h, }
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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.# ]! p8 M6 s; |
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said. M8 z$ p" q* E t) v7 n2 B G
# l: d9 O- X. e& {; ~"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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. X! ]% |. X2 |) U6 e" X6 h g"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant.") l/ w- s' y/ C7 x2 Y, A+ N
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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.") w6 [$ M* d: H) F$ g* Z7 s% D
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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." Y/ c( i4 g5 B& U! M+ A
6 }: H5 w4 Y1 |! C7 |. ?' uAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.* E1 s6 L! Y$ ?5 n: v& }0 k* v
. p7 q" m. X- ~* x1 G- s/ `"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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3 y+ v1 G) h* P1 M# ]1 ?The majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.4 ], C: {# x) p
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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# v+ x2 c- i& @" tNot connected to children's hospital cases
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9 H5 ?# ~2 p/ R) e5 j7 r! X$ {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., K8 W2 u; y. V" f
: ~ j. A: m) u2 K* p0 t/ pThe 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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! _ q, n+ I, I% t ]2 d+ gTed 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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4 d# q- I# P: U1 K"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.2 K) d, r) i# X G6 i: s
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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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