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! O- S1 M/ N0 Q w" j3 HA 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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' x% y$ X }! [( @) jThe 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.) H/ ~6 q1 G. B& {5 }% w0 D; G, ^
, C: p0 K6 }( VTests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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1 p' U# D3 F/ V) N' p( V* s( y"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.# _( a' _5 O6 u( K' f; A( u
7 p8 g) S# Z: H7 B"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 J8 C0 z! m% p$ i+ W
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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.0 W! o. k# V2 I* G. z
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Alberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.4 ~; _3 o& h" w0 j, m
0 O# c; t1 j6 `, A. k1 g"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.% H, \- M. t/ J a. z; h* j5 n3 Z
3 Q2 ~ f1 f! z! r9 R& d0 x1 d" MThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.3 `- P: g1 @$ c, b! F
9 v1 A6 Z# u* U"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.# F& x! z* o9 k6 Z6 m
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Not connected to children's hospital cases
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8 e$ v- {: i, UOfficials 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.! r# R5 z, G- d) {, n- g8 M
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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.* j5 _4 p# T5 \
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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.3 R* g- v" I! z1 P# n9 t- `9 n
- L- u2 D% N4 R/ b) Y* {. Y9 ^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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