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7 H' e( G2 G: Y4 Y1 iA 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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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.+ A' g8 ?! x4 k/ [0 t
1 m3 n Q/ ?! t; uTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.* e0 K, Z5 w3 q- V- ^2 m# P
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.( e3 `. H2 ?, n1 R8 A/ h' Y; A
+ v" \# o& i. F, W"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."
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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.7 ?; r+ u; O: y- T0 A
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/ t5 B* i2 ?. I# ~# D: g0 S"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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' L( `. H4 x6 \( kThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.8 _2 \7 I/ j1 e% O& J
3 @: l( s; T4 \"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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Not connected to children's hospital cases# i% |$ J- J% Z, o7 P( j
+ S* n8 D; g, Y9 Y/ z* V+ g5 xOfficials 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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" G. a6 N! j" W# xThe 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.2 Z; l% N- O- L/ v, A5 q; G, r
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Ted 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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, X0 t5 h* Y- |+ w; ` y8 H. O0 [$ V"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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