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1 }# n& ]% E0 [+ J; m* l3 rA 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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& y: f1 @7 x- Z; ?7 sThe 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.
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"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters." j Y1 a) \1 N6 w0 e5 K- [
" N: Z- y6 s! S"We're not exactly sure where she contracted it, but there's no travel history that's relevant."9 [" `8 P/ G" h2 i1 @* Z
; G3 ]+ K" ]: t7 |4 T: ^+ \( aMusto 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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, W4 K" o; \3 y; N( c/ l$ GThe 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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0 }' ?" L% v! r y _# UAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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. H* s9 l j6 c3 Q: p1 z1 ?9 {"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.8 [5 D+ b3 h9 M6 ?9 ^
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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.
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.
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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.2 l) _- Z9 N" e' N
: N% X& ` m; L4 R H- M: QThe 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.
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$ D8 ]% s2 m! c2 n; JEvery 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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