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0 I9 L, t, @8 pA 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.& p1 F( @! Y. A' ^7 g+ U% A p
( y+ i. p. `5 h1 n' E/ @Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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, d; A. J2 [7 U- {"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.8 `% a3 k! ], C! o O0 o2 w: {
$ i" n* F5 k2 |"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."( y+ a( l M5 E5 B: H
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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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8 s$ X- M- h; q; n9 ?) u, B6 j" LThe 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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9 P0 M$ a% n/ X# a# LAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.3 q2 c6 I7 O0 @2 f, ?6 n( Q
) `/ D4 x- r8 {1 F' v"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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4 n# o6 {9 Z* mThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.2 C' U) j+ B( _3 b* X6 Q
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.1 T3 V( p- o! k5 A
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% }. T! N$ {0 x% W) WNot 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.
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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.
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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.' v# I8 r1 f* ?1 o
: |# X! U. V! Z5 g"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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