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+ t8 ]: U; K2 r; kA 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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7 ]$ p1 n! ]' Q; Z2 ]. bThe 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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! `# ]! W% m: U, TTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.* @$ g5 B( D0 L, m! y2 J: y( T
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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/ U2 T8 U7 H' v/ ]: O/ V/ L. a"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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( w- v" P7 H( f) E a9 q1 r" VMusto 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."; \, U% Y4 K' R9 r
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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./ c7 `2 }0 f1 {9 j9 ~: }
: h! o- a+ g0 o3 f7 mAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.# u! D3 v. Y) P$ b g7 [2 K
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"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.* o/ y: _$ V; ^. l
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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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: I' R+ ]0 v! p/ P8 d"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.) I( p4 K; C+ w3 w+ b/ E
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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.1 L+ e/ V( _2 Z. {7 u+ l- o# T
9 n0 i6 j1 e1 tThe 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.5 E* p$ d+ M% e% o$ ?! f& }
# w I, ~4 d6 i& 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.; z: Z, t3 a, e% @+ }$ H) r9 I
3 S* @5 ]+ J; k7 w, ~9 z8 [" m"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.( d ]2 A) G) J5 @1 p: i
1 ?) u' t Y+ N+ [( IEvery 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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