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% G2 Y* N" s9 J6 {2 i* h5 JA 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.1 U; |- e8 g+ [9 G
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Tests confirmed she had swine flu on June 30, and she died Wednesday night, he said.
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$ N! T4 a( x8 x4 x"That's our assumption, that swine flu was a major contribution to her death," Musto told reporters.
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Z8 p. V1 h/ M" s/ C- d0 T"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."# t# C P, a& S* S
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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.
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2 S: p8 u- V/ y1 y' AAlberta has registered more than 1,100 cases of swine flu since the influenza outbreak began in Mexico in March.: m% ^! g) o y: H$ G0 K
5 L' R( f# b6 G3 P"This is a global epidemic; most people will only have mild illness," he said.
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4 k* J- L9 ~& S6 EThe majority of people who contract the virus — which comes with flu-like symptoms including fever, lethargy and coughing — recover, said Musto.! g9 P; d) j+ C# s
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"Generally, the complication that occurs is pneumonia and respiratory failure," he said.. @4 V0 ~1 x: n+ C
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; e2 z) S Z) W- _" BNot connected to children's hospital cases% h- ~( k! G2 p: F
4 O, o! {+ G5 v* gOfficials 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.) S" e% O) n% e) Y
/ d1 T4 k2 H7 }: ?, lThe 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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- K/ |* X. w& K& |3 {9 TTed 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, k6 ?* I0 [" B& v4 _5 ]
9 F& I7 W% l3 x( V/ ^4 G% G7 e"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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