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5 R" o8 f2 X! r, bA young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu.2 p& u4 a e5 ?5 G' M$ Z
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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.$ |' \! Y* t, t1 R! E# W
+ n' l3 ?& j C; G, w0 STests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said./ J. |' w* u' G; }8 ~" U* C9 s
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters. c% f- a" S. G6 m3 j- ~
% _5 R$ n: }% W4 W- W; I"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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" L" `& n- c' d' t3 {) UThe 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.8 F% c8 B( B( N: y! W8 I8 y8 w
1 w0 F2 _" T; k7 M/ T# P* VAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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* l; b9 {% l* r9 k3 }' }"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.) b2 b2 R2 |% z5 x
c/ R% N* q: Y0 W1 _"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.4 p6 O# N/ ^7 e, ~7 R
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: K% M$ E+ Q: S U! H1 ?Not 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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2 I9 T( x' m: h% Y; _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.
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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.2 t8 o+ ?" w' y& I: i
% q0 Q) O8 ?* pEvery 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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