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$ l3 n) `7 e0 a3 bA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.3 h: @* L S% ~& e2 V* y$ C" b0 b
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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.* w4 F& F! G# a$ m1 F
3 k) @& z. M* g5 _. E" K5 QTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.& K- s7 g! Y$ _( p1 a3 g0 V7 ]9 |
2 V7 Y. Y; \; Z" L"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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( ?4 F7 N9 E( E7 x0 w- H; J. Z"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."
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8 r* |7 L2 j( [( 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."
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' X8 M, H- @( m" eThe 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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# Y8 F2 v) N/ p: Q, YAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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"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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% M# f2 P1 J* Y7 e0 I. u"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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+ k" f- D) S0 mNot 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.( s q' R! w# I9 t
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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.. A8 X# @$ V! o2 P* { E
0 J7 g1 ~8 k, y& l4 F 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.; ~7 T$ _7 M5 W6 f5 K: n2 T& R
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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.( o) O: v. K! m- k! C5 e
/ j4 _: F d1 f ~4 CEvery 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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