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) R5 e2 A7 [ W: zA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.$ ~0 x2 e9 i' u0 O' j: N4 d/ i, ]
- N5 ?1 k; n" @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.
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.2 [' y) i4 ]3 D3 S* X) z2 i
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.2 D$ K1 i" G9 q& t
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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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* B o" s/ ?5 R- K. S5 qMusto 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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5 Q6 I+ d( N5 N* U' x( cThe 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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3 f: w8 M& V4 k$ H. I3 f- V% W: gAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.1 P4 ]5 a2 s9 S; w Z
& j' s2 s. ?# R& \& a" O"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said., d, t1 _0 x+ h; D
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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.1 Y5 b5 ~& i' @8 f
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said./ A- O3 K1 q( h; V* M
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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% }9 X" Z7 z; E/ \& i& g' W9 }* YOfficials 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.: A7 d1 H( h' f+ \0 y; e) ~0 J: N
- e" T; x6 g9 ?; c8 A& ZTed 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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" {+ s7 @9 z5 B& v4 x"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.
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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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